Carrot Cake Cheesecake Cake Recipe by Wicked Good Kitchen
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Ingredients
For the Cheesecake Layer2 (8-ounce) packages (452 grams) cream cheese,softened to room temperature
2/3 cup (about 132 grams) granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/3 cup (80 grams) dairy sour cream,
1/3 cup (80 ml) heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract,
Butter or favorite cooking oil, for greasing springform pan
For the Carrot Cake Layers
2 cups (about 250 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour, plus additional for dusting cake pans
1 cup (about 200 grams) granulated sugar
1 cup (about 200 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon (4.8 grams) baking powder
1 teaspoon (4.8 grams) baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoons (6 grams) kosher salt (or 1 teaspoon sea salt or table salt)
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon,
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice,
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated whole nutmeg
1 cup (about 220 grams) organic cold-pressed sunflower oil (or favorite nut or vegetable oil)
4 large eggs (mine were 204 grams total w/o shells)
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract,
3 cups (about 300 grams) grated carrot, about 4 large carrots
3/4 cup (90 grams) shredded sweetened coconut,
1/2 cup (122 grams) chopped fresh pineapple or drained crushed pineapple, from an 8-ounce can
Butter or favorite cooking oil, for greasing cake pans
For the Cream Cheese Buttercream
1 (8-ounce) package (226 grams) cream cheese,softened
1 cup (2 sticks or 226 grams) unsalted butter, softened (or 1 stick salted & 1 stick unsalted)
2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
4 to 4 1/2 cups (480 to 540 grams) confectioners� sugar, sifted (spooned into cup, leveled off & then sifted)
For the Optional Cake Adornments
1 1/4 cups (about 138 grams) finely chopped walnuts, to decorate sides of cake
Grated carrot, to decorate top of cake
Shredded sweetened coconut, to decorate top of cake
Freshly grated whole nutmeg, to dust top of cake