If you love carrot cake and cheesecake then this Carrot Cake Cheesecake cake is just what you need. This cake is made of 2 moist layers of carrot cake and one delicious layer of cheesecake in between and smothered with cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Carrot Cake-
3cupsflour
1cupsugar
1cuplight brown sugar
1tspbaking soda
1tspbaking powder
1tspsalt
1TBSPcinnamon
1cupoil
4eggs- room temperature
1TBSPvanilla
3cupsgrated carrots
1/3cupcrushed pineappledrained
Cheesecake Layer
2 8-ozcream cheeseroom temperature
2/3cupsugar
2eggs – room temperature
1TBSPvanilla
1/3cupsour cream
1/3cupheavy cream
Cream Cheese Frosting
1tub ready-made cream cheese frostingyou can definitely make your own but by this step I needed a shortcut!!!!
Instructions
Carrot Cake
Preheat oven to 325. Grease 2 9-inch cake pans. Line the cake pans with parchment or aluminum foil and grease the liners.
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment mix the oil and sugars until well combined.
Add in the vanilla, eggs and carrots and combine.
Add in the dry ingredients and combine fully.
Divide batter into the two pans.
Bake for 45 minutes.
Let cool in pan for 20 minutes, turn out on a baking racks and cool completely.
Cheesecake Layer
Preheat oven to 325. Put a 13x9 baking dish halfway filled with water on the bottom rack of the oven.
Spray a 9-inch spring foam pan and set aside.
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat the cream cheese until smooth and creamy (about 5 minutes)
Add the sugar and mix until fully incorporated.
Add the eggs one at a time and mix.
Add the cream, vanilla and sour cream and beat.
Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again.
Pour into the pan and tap on the pan on the counter to get out the air bubbles.
Bake for 45 minutes.
Cool completely ad then place in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
Assemble the Cake
Place a carrot cake layer on a serving dish. Place the cheesecake layer on top of the carrot cake and then top the cheesecake layer with the other carrot cake. Frost with the cream cheese icing if you choose.