Carrot Maple Cheesecake Recipes

CARROT MAPLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• CRUST: Combine ingredients; mix well.
• Press into 9 inch springform pan. Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 10 minutes.
• FILLING: Simmer shredded carrots in water to cover for 5 minutes. Drain and remove excess liquid.
• In food processor combine carrots, cream cheese, sugar and maple syrup, process until completely smooth and evenly colored.
• Add eggs, one at a time, and mix until just blended.
• Pour onto crumb crust and bake at 300 F for 45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. .
• OPTIONAL GARNISH: In small saucepan simmer water with sugar for 5 minutesAdd shredded carrots and simmer 5 minutes. Drain well and scatter on top of chilled cheesecake.

CARROT CAKE WITH MAPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger in medium bowl to blend. Whisk sugar and oil in large bowl until well blended. Whisk in eggs 1 at a time. Add flour mixture and stir until blended. Stir in carrots, walnuts and raisins, if using them. Divide batter among cupcake molds, filling 3/4 of each.
• Bake cupcakes 14 to 18 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center of one comes out clean. Let cool in pans for five minutes or so, then transfer cakes to a cooling rack. Let cool completely before icing them.
• To make a carrot layer cake: Butter two 9-inch-diameter cake pans instead of cupcake molds. Line bottom of pans with waxed paper. Butter and flour paper; tap out excess flour. Divide the batter between the prepared pans, and bake the layers for about 40 minutes each, or until a tester inserted into center comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 15 minutes. Turn out onto racks. Peel off waxed paper; cool cakes completely.
• In a stand mixer beat all the ingredients on medium until fluffy. Chill the frosting for 10 to 20 minutes, until it has set up enough to spread smoothly.
• The spazzy star decorations were created by putting the maple cream cheese frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip and dolloping away. An extra layer of dollops were piped nearer to the center, to create a domed effect.
• To assemble a carrot layer cake, frost the top of one cake, place the other cake on top. Frost the sides and top, swirling decoratively. Refrigerate the cake for 30 minutes to set up frosting.