Prepare the short pastry. Drain the cherries well in a sieve. Prepare quark mixture. Fold the cherries into the quark mixture and place in the mould, smooth it down. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) on the bottom shelf for approx. 45 minutes. Approx. 15 minutes before the end of the baking time, beat the egg white until stiff and allow the sugar to trickle in.
Beat until the sugar has dissolved. Take out the cake, spread meringue loosely on top. Bake at the same temperature for 8-10 minutes. Take out and let it cool down. Remove the short pastry from the edge of the springform pan with a knife
waiting time approx. 4 hours