The Best Carrot Cheesecake

• total time: 6 hours 35 minutes

Ingredients

This carrot cheesecake is so good and perfect for Easter! The crust is a moist layer of carrot cake. The cinnamon cheesecake filling is no bake and super easy to make! Full recipe below.

Carrot Cake:

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup dark brown sugar

1 1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

4 eggs, room temp

3 cup carrots shredded

1/2 cup chopped pecans

No Bake Cheesecake Filling:

2, 8 oz. blocks cream cheese, softened

1 tbsp cinnamon

1 cup powder sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Cream Cheese Frosting:

16 oz. cream cheese, softened

8 tbsp unsalted butter, softened

4 cup powder sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 tbsp heavy cream

Directions

Carrot Cake: Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 9” spring form pan and a 9” round baking dish, lined with parchment paper. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Whisk sugars and oil together. Add extract and eggs, and combined. Fold in flour mixture a little at a time. Mix in carrots and pecans. Pour half of batter in each prepared baking dish. Bake for 35 min. Take out to cool. For cake in the springform pan press down slightly for flat top.

Cheesecake: beat cream cheese and cinnamon till smooth. Add in powder sugar, beat till smooth. Add in extract and combine. Put mixture in a small bowl. Using other bowl whip heavy cream till soft peaks form. Fold into cheesecake mixture.

Crumble cake in the regular 9” pan with a fork. Add about 1/2 cup to cream cheese mixture once cooled. Fold together.

Place a thin layer of cheesecake filling on top of crust. Layer a thick layer of carrot cake crumbs and layer remaining cheesecake mixture, smooth out with spatula. Take remaining carrot cake crumbs and place in plastic bag. Let cake set for 6 hrs in fridge.

Make frosting once cake sets. Beat cream cheese and butter till smooth. Add in powder sugar, extract and heavy cream. Frost thin layer on top of cake. Remove cake from pan and add remaining carrot cake crumbs on top. Pipe cake with frosting. Enjoy!