
Carrot Cake Cheesecake
Ingredients
Cheesecake:
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16 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
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3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
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1 tablespoon All-Purpose flour
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3 large eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Carrot Cake:
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3⁄4 cup vegetable oil
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1 cup granulated sugar
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2 large eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup All-Purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 dash salt
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8 ½ ounce can crushed pineapple, drained & juice reserved
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1 cup carrot, grated
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½ cup flaked coconut
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½ cup walnuts, chopped
Basic Cream Cheese Frosting:
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2-8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened
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1 cup unsalted butter
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2-16 ounce boxes of powdered sugar
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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¼ teaspoon salt
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1 cup pecans, chopped

Directions
Cheesecake:
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In large bowl of electric mixer, beat together cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
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Beat in flour, eggs and vanilla until smooth; set aside.
Carrot Cake:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch spring form pan.
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In large bowl, mix together oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla, blending thoroughly.
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Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and dash salt, mixing well.
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Stir in drained pineapple, carrots, coconut and walnuts.
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Spread batter in bottom of pan; smooth out batter with knife.
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Pour cream cheese batter over carrot cake batter; smooth batter evenly; do not marble the batter.
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Bake 50 to 65 minutes or until cake is set and cooked through.
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Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate.
Basic Cream Cheese Frosting:
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In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with mixer until smooth.
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Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy; stir in vanilla and salt.
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Frost top of cheesecake and sprinkle pecans over top of cheesecake; refrigerate 4 hours before serving.