Desserts

Cress Cake

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 20 mins
Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
Course Baking
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 1)

Ingredients

For the dough:

  • 100 g flour (buckwheat flour)
  • 120 g flour (wheat flour)
  • 1 egg (s)
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 100 g butter, salted
  • 50 ml water, adjust the amount if necessary
  • salt
  • Fat for the shape

For covering:

  • 225 g cress
  • 120 g cheese (Petit Breton), rated
  • 250 ml cream
  • 5 egg (s)
  • salt and pepper
  • nutmeg
Cress Cake
Cress Cake

Instructions

  1. Pile both types of flour on a baking board. Make a well in the middle, put the egg and yolk in the hollow. Put the cold butter in pieces with a little salt on the flour and quickly knead all the ingredients together. Add water as needed. Then chill for at least an hour.
  2. Grease the mold (diameter 26 cm), roll out the dough and place in the mold. Pull up one edge and prick several times with a fork. Pre-bake for about 15 to 18 minutes at 180 ° to 190 ° C in a preheated oven.
  3. Wash the cress, pluck the stems and drain. Puree the cress. Add the cream, eggs and cheese. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Place on top of the dough and place in the oven for another 30 to 40 minutes. Serve warm.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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