What an amazing recipe for a quick but super delicious cake- it is sweet and sour and very full of flavor! The only part that takes a bit of time is the stacking and building process, but this is where you can get the kids involved and have a fun time together.
I make a black currant jam just for this recipe, but you can use the ones available in stores too- just make sure to get one that is more sour (black currant, cranberry etc).

64 pieces (or however much it takes to make the shape and size you desire) of Graham crackers or any similar plain cookie
500 g cottage cheese
250 g heavy cream
350-400 g condensed milk (with sugar)
The zest of 1 lemon
400 g sour jam- black currant or cranberry
1 kg assorted fresh berries
2 cups of milk for soaking the crackers

1. Whip the heavy cream to make whipped cream and mix that with the cottage cheese and condensed milk.
2. Pour half the milk in a shallow, wide bowl and add more milk as necessary moving forward. Dip each cookie in the milk and place on a large platter or pan. One layer is 16 cookies, there will be 4 layers total.
3. when the cookie layer is done, spread jam smoothly to cover all the cookies and then do the same with a quarter of the cream.
4. When the top layer is done, decorate very generously with the fresh seasonal berries.
5. Leave in the fridge to soak for a few hours or even overnight. The longer it refrigerates, the better it will hold together.

Recipe: Ārija Avota
Photo: Ārija Avota