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Cheesecake Factory's Carrot Cake Cheesecake

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Recipe Ingredients

  Cheesecake
16 oz 454gCream cheese - room temperature
3/4 cup 148g / 5.2ozGranulated sugar
1 tablespoon 15mlFlour
3   Eggs
2 teaspoons 10mlVanilla extract
  Carrot Cake
3/4 cup 177mlVegetable oil
1 cup 198g / 7ozGranulated sugar
2   Eggs
1 teaspoon 5mlVanilla extract
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozAll-purpose flour
1 teaspoon 5mlBaking soda
1 teaspoon 5mlGround cinnamon
1   Salt
1   Crushed pineapple in juice - (8 1/2 oz) - well drained,
  And juice reserved
1 cup 110g / 3.9ozGrated carrots
1/2 cup 46g / 1.6ozFlaked or shredded coconut
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozChopped walnuts
  Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting
2 oz 56gCream cheese - softened
1 tablespoon 15mlButter - softened
1 3/4 cups 346g / 12ozConfectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlVanilla extract
1 tablespoon 15mlReserved pineapple juice
1   Salt

Recipe Instructions

For Cheesecake: In large bowl of electric mixer, beat together cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in flour, eggs and vanilla extract until smooth. Set aside. Meanwhile prepare Carrot Cake.

For Carrot Cake: In large bowl, combine oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract, blending thoroughly. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and dash of salt, mixing well. Stir in drained pineapple, carrots, coconut and walnuts.

Spread 1 1/2 cups carrot cake batter over bottom of greased 9- or 9 1/2-inch springform pan. Drop large spoonsful of cream cheese batter over carrot cake batter; top with large spoonfuls of remaining carrot cake batter. Repeat with remaining cream cheese batter, spreading evenly with a knife. Do not marble with a knife.

Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 50 to 65 minutes or until cake is set and cooked through. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate. When cake is cold, prepare Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting.

For Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting: In a bowl of electric mixer, combine cream cheese, butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, reserved pineapple juice and dash of salt. Beat until smooth and of spreading consistency. Frost top of cheesecake. Refrigerate 3 to 4 hours before serving.

This recipe yields 1 (9- or 9 1/2-inch) cheesecake.

Source:
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