User:Himbeerkuchen

Hello, everybody.

Raspberry cake?

Let me first state the obvious - Himbeerkuchen is German for "raspberry cake".

Why raspberries? Well - easy answer. They are among the few berries that nearly completely conserve their wonderful taste and smell through baking and also through freezing.

• Strawberries turn soft and greyish and lose their smell and taste.
• Blueberries change somewhat, but not as much. They can make a good cake.
• Blackberries also do not change a lot. However, their smell and taste is not quite as strong in the first place. Also, they tint the cheese cream in a way that looks less than great.
• Red currants are great for baking, too. Some people think they are a bit too sour. You need to have a well-balanced recipe to achieve a good overall cake.
• Black currants - I have never tried those in a cake. I think that they should behave roughly like blackberries.

You can get a rather decent raspberry cake following these rules:

1. Get some raspberries. Fresh ones are best, of course. Frozen ones can also do a good job. In that case, you should thaw them at least partially for best results and to remove some of the excess moisture.
2. Take any recipe for cheesecake. In my opinion, these split up in two groups. There are those where the cheese cream, before baking, is more of the solid type and those where it is more of the liquid type.
   1. If the cheese cream is of the more solid, first apply half of it, add ample raspberries and then finish with the second half of the cream.
   2. If you have the more liquid type, just apply the entire cheese cream. Add the raspberries on top - they will sink into the cream and leave nice red marks on the top of your cake.
3. Bake as usual, maybe extending the baking time a bit.

Remember that Raspberries contain a lot of water: the extra humidity will have to mostly evaporate before your cake is ready. Hence the longer baking time. Consider also lowering the temperature slightly to make sure the bottom does not burn before your cheese cream has become solid.

Who, where, what am I?

I am male and was born in the autumn of 1969. Though I am an electronics engineer by education, I work in product management / product marketing these days (and enjoy my job a lot). I am married and have three kids born in 1991, 2004 and 2007.

Areas of interest

well... nearly anything engineering. Better yet if you can touch or move the thing. Among my favourite subjects you will find

• mining and tunneling
• aviation and aircraft design with a focus on commercial air transport.
• shipbuilding and Ship_transport with a focus on the Merchant Marine.
• engineering gone wrong, as in transport disasters of various types.