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German Cherry Cheesecake – an authentic German Cake recipe with sour cherries and sour cream.  Try this simple and easy German Baking recipe. Jump to Recipe<\/a><\/p>\n

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German Cherry Cheesecake<\/strong> with sour cream and sour cherries.<\/h2>\n

Bake this authentic German Cheesecake recipe with just a few ingredients and little effort! Such an easy dessert.<\/p>\n

Learn How to bake Sour Cherry Cheesecake like a German Oma! This is how you do it!<\/p>\n

Granny’s traditional cheesecake recipe can be made in a half-sheet pan or in a 9 inch springform pan. Use what you have<\/p>\n

This simple German sour cream cherry cheesecake is simply a classic and just the perfect cake for everyone who loves cheesecake.<\/p>\n

This sour cream cheesecake with cherries is such a classic German dessert and this recipe comes straight from the little Bavarian bakery in my parent’s village. The same bakery that made the best black forest cake ever! I will get you that recipe as well but now let’s talk classic German cheesecake first.<\/p>\n

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Instead of cream cheese or German quark, we use sour cream for the cheese mixture. The sour cream is mixed with homemade vanilla pudding.<\/p>\n

The starch from the pudding powder gives the sour cream stability and the subtle vanilla flavor is simply delicious together with the tart cherries and takes me straight back to my grandmother’s kitchen.<\/p>\n

This simple German cake brings back wonderful memories of birthday parties and family celebrations from back when I was living in Germany.<\/p>\n

While many German cheesecake recipes like my German Raspberry Cheesecake are made with German quark cheese, this one is made with sour cream. The original recipe from my village bakery uses a German dairy product called Schmand.<\/p>\n

What is schmand?<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re cooking and baking German recipes on a regular basis you might be familiar with Schmand. It\u2019s a sour dairy product that is not available outside of Central and Eastern Europe. However, it is a super important part of many traditional German dishes and cakes such as Flammkuchen or my Granny’s German Cheesecake with Mandarin Oranges.<\/a><\/p>\n

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What can I substitute for schmand?<\/h2>\n

Sour cream. German sour cream has a fat content of about 10 %, Schmand of about 20 %, and cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche of about 30 %. The fat content in American sour cream is comparable to the fat content in Schmand. So it is a pretty good substitute for Schmand.<\/p>\n

However, if you want to get it perfect, I would go for a mix of creme fraiche and sour cream. Creme fraiche is luxurious and rich and together with the sour cream, it will taste just like the mild German Schmand. However, if you cannot find creme fraiche, use fatty sour cream.<\/p>\n

Use canned or fresh cherries<\/h2>\n

I chose sour cherries from a jar, but of course, fresh cherries or any fresh berries also work! Mandarin orange fillets would be another great option.<\/p>\n

When using canned cherries, make sure to strain them, when using fresh fruit, make sure to remove the pits.<\/p>\n

If you have some homemade cherry pie filling<\/strong>, you could bake the cheesecake without fruit, heat some cherry pie filling in a small saucepan and serve the chilled cheesecake topped with the cherry mixture and some whipped cold heavy cream. Delish!<\/p>\n

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How to make German Cherry Cheesecake<\/h2>\n