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Carrot Cake Cheesecake
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Carrot Cake Cheesecake

Creamy cheesecake meets spiced carrot cake in this showstopping layered dessert. Moist, nutty, and topped with tangy cream cheese frosting.

★★★★★ 5.0(67 reviews on Sugar Spun Run)
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Prep time90 min
Bake time70 min
Total time400 min
Makes14

Ingredients

1 24 oz cream cheese (softened (use brick-style cream cheese, not the spreadable kind sold in tubs))
2 ¾ cup granulated sugar
3 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ½ cup full-fat sour cream
5 3 large eggs (room temperature preferred)
6 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
7 1 cup granulated sugar
8 1 cup light brown sugar
9 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
10 1 teaspoon baking powder
11 1 teaspoon table salt
12 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
13 ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
14 1 cup vegetable oil (may substitute canola oil or other neutral cooking oil )
15 ½ cup unsalted butter (melted )
16 4 large eggs (room temperature preferred)
17 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
18 3 cups grated carrots (peel before grating, this is typically 4 carrots for me )
19 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional )
20 8 oz cream cheese (softened )
21 ½ cup unsalted butter (softened )
22 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
23 ¼ teaspoon table salt
24 3 cups powdered sugar
25 1 Tablespoon heavy cream
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