Carrot Cake Cheesecake is a brilliant combination of a luscious, creamy cheesecake layer baked right on top of moist delicious carrot cake. Absolute genius!
Course
Desssert
Prep Time30minutes
Cook Time1hour15minutes
Total Time1hour45minutes
Servings12-16
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
For the Carrot Cake Layer
1 2/3cupsflour
¾teaspoonbaking powder
¾teaspoonbaking soda
1 ½teaspoonscinnamon
1/2teaspoonfreshly grated nutmeg
1/2teaspoonsalt
1cupsugar
2/3cupvegetable oil
2eggs lightly beaten
1cupsgrated carrots
1cupwell drained crushed pineapple
1/3cupchopped pecansoptional
For the cheesecake layer
2eight ounce packages of cream cheese
2/3cupsugar
2eggs
2tspvanilla extract
1/3cupwhipping cream
Instructions
To prepare the carrot cake layer
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour the bottom of a 10 inch spring form pan. Do NOT grease the sides. Line the bottom with parchment paper.
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the sugar, eggs and oil until light and fluffy.
Stir in the grated carrots, pineapple and nuts.
Fold in the dry ingredients by hand.
Stir only until the dry ingredients are incorporated into the batter. Do not over mix.
Pour evenly into prepared spring form pan.
For the cheesecake layer
Cream together the cream cheese and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition. Blend in in the vanilla extract and whipping cream.
Spoon this cheesecake batter slowly and evenly over the carrot cake batter already in the spring form pan.
Bake at 325 degrees F for 1/2 hour and then reduce the heat to 300 and bake for an additional 45 minutes. When the cheesecake begins to turn brown at the edges is a good time to take it out of the oven. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before running a sharp knife all the way around the inside edge of the cake. Leave on the wire rack until completely cooled, then refrigerate, remove from pan and garnish with whipped cream and if desired, candied carrot sticks.
To make candied carrot sticks, cut a large peeled carrot into 2 inch sticks about a 1/4 of an inch thick. Simmer in 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar until the carrots are cooked and the sugar solution is syrupy. Cool completely before using as a garnish.