What is the role of oil in baked cheesecake with raisins

I have mislaid my recipe for a baked cheesecake With raisins. When I search for other recipes, all of them add vegetable oil. I can’t remember ever adding oil to the quark mixture.

Is it necessary to add oil? What is the role of adding oil to the filling in this type of cheesecake?

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What does adding oil to baked goods do?

Probably the biggest function of oil in most baking recipes is to keep your product moist. It basically captures the gases that are released from the interaction of the baking powder and baking soda, and slows down gluten formation to keep certain baked goods tender and fluffy in texture!

What makes a cheesecake fall apart?

Too much air will make the cheesecake fall. Over beating can also cause cracks to form in the cheesecake as it bakes. Cheesecakes are egg based, and they need low heat. Position baking rack in center of oven and place cheesecake in center of middle oven rack.

How do you make quark cheesecake?

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325F/162C.

Beat sugar, vanilla sugar (or vanilla extract), and butter until light and fluffy.

Add 6 eggs, two at a time. ...

Add Quark (or Greek yogurt or pureed cottage cheese). ...

Add cream of wheat and continue mixing on low.

Add lemon juice and mix on low one more time.

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