Eierschecke

The Eierschecke is a piece of cake from Saxony and Thuringia.

Pinto is a sheet cake made ​​of yeast dough with a layer of apples, cottage cheese and poppy seeds or one or two parts of it with a piece of cream, whole egg, sugar and flour to bind. The pinto originally described in the 14th century men's clothes, which consisted of a half-to three-quarter length tunic with a strong emphasis on the waist and usually with belt ( a Dusing ) was born. Based on this " garment in tripartition " (upper part, belts, lower part) simply referred to as the piece of cake was named.

Preparation

The name Eierschecke derives from the top of the three layers: the top layer is made of creamy egg yolk stirred with butter and sugar, vanilla pudding and subsequently upscale frothy beaten egg whites. The middle class is primarily a quark- vanilla pudding, which includes butter, egg, sugar and milk. The floor is a batter or dough. Subsequently, the three-layer cake is baked. This variant is also called Dresden Eierschecke.

Check eggs are usually cut into rectangular pieces. There are also eggs in Check cake tin.

About the standard form of Dresden Eierschecke addition, there are a number of refinements, including with raisins, chocolate covered, with almonds or with sprinkles.

Another variant is the much flatter Freiberger Eierschecke that is made without cheese and raisins. It is protected by trademark law since 2007. The origin of the legend Freiberger Eierschecke is based on the tradition that the quark, which was intended for baking, had to be used in the 13th century to build or later to repair the Freiberg city wall. To compensate for the perceived loss of flavor, more eggs, sugar, and more, or even more for the first time were used raisins.

Dresden Eierschecke with raisins

Dresden Eierschecke with chocolate coating

Dresden Eierschecke with sprinkles

A native of Dresden writer Erich Kästner once said: " The Eierschecke is a type of cake that has remained unknown to the detriment of humanity on the rest of the globe. " " Eierschecke there outside of Saxony only a substitute and in Saxony, nowhere as good as in Tuscany. "(referring to the Café Toscana in Dresden) - writes the writer Martin Walser in the defense of childhood. Novel, Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1991.