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Easy German Blueberry Cheesecake

This baked German blueberry cheesecake will melt in your mouth! It's soooo yummy, creamy and not too sweet. It looks beautiful too! The cake base is loaded with fresh blueberries and cheesecake filling that’s flavored with vanilla. Such a great anytime treat!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: afternoon tea, Baking, Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: European, German
Keyword: baked berry cheesecake, Blaubeerkuchen, blueberry cake, fruit cheesecake, Summer treats
Servings: 12 Servings
Author: Ester | esterkocht.com

Equipment

  • 26 cm(10 inch) spring-form (or cake tin with removable base)
  • Bowl
  • Jar
  • Parchment paper
  • Whisk

Ingredients

For the cake base

  • 250 g (2 cups + 1 tablespoon/ 8.8 oz) plain flour (all purpose flour)
  • 75 g (¼ cup+ 2 tablespoons/ 2.6 oz) sugar
  • 1 medium egg Germany, large US 
  • 125 g (about ½ cup/ 4.4 oz) butter soft
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

For the filling

  • 500 g (1.1 lbs) blueberries
  • 100 ml (about ⅓ + 1 tablespoon/ 3.4 fl oz) whipping cream room temperature
  • 200 g (7 ½ oz) cream cheese room temperature
  • 2 medium eggs Germany, large US  room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch (corn flour)
  • 75 g (¼ cup+ 2 tablespoons / 2.6 oz) sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar

Instructions

  • Start off by lining the cake tin with a parchment paper at the bottom and grease the sides with butter.
  • In a bowl combine an egg, sugar, butter, flour and baking powder. Using your hands mix all the ingredients together to form a firm dough.
  • Crumble the dough in a 26 cm (10 inch) spring-form (or cake tin with removable base) lined with a parchment paper at the bottom and greased on the side. Using your hands, press the cake base until the bottom of the cake tin is covered. Make the dough a bit high on the sides as well and set aside.
  • Fill a bowl or jar with water, soak in the blueberries and drain with a colander. Then preheat the oven to 180 ° C (356 °F), with both top and bottom heat.
  • In the same bowl that you’ve used to make the cake base (without bothering to clean it), combine sugar, cornstarch, whipping cream, cream cheese, vanilla sugar/ extract and eggs. Whisk to a smooth cream.
  • Scatter the blueberries over the cake base and pour creamy filling evenly over the top. Bake for 1 hour. Remove from the oven, let cool for about an 1 hour and enjoy!