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This is a wonderfully light yet tasty cheesecake.
Tips - Bring cream cheese and eggs to room temperature before baking. Do not overbeat eggs or cheesecake will crack during baking. Remove cheesecake from refrigerator at least 45 minutes before serving.
Carrot Cheesecake
Graham Cracker Crust
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
In a small bowl stir together crumbs, sugar and cinnamon. Add melted butter or margarine. Stir until well combined. Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
Carrot Filling
3 packages cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
5 teaspoons flour
3 eggs
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 medium carrots, finely shredded
2/3 cup whipping cream
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
In a large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar and flower. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in orange juice concentrate, shredded carrots, whipping cream, vanilla extract and orange peel. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
Bake at 400 for 15 minutes. Lower the temperature to 225 and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the centre no longer looks wet or shiny. Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan. Chill, uncovered, overnight.
Cinnamon Orange Topping
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups sifted icing sugar
1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Fresh orange wedges (optional)
In a small saucepan bring milk and butter or margarine to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. In a bowl stir together powdered sugar, orange peel and cinnamon. Add butter mixture. Beat with an electric mixture until smooth. Spread over cake. Garnish with fresh orange wedges (optional). Chill until serving time.
Makes 12 to 18 slices.
[This message has been edited by lawx (edited 10-16-2001).]
Tips - Bring cream cheese and eggs to room temperature before baking. Do not overbeat eggs or cheesecake will crack during baking. Remove cheesecake from refrigerator at least 45 minutes before serving.
Carrot Cheesecake
Graham Cracker Crust
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
In a small bowl stir together crumbs, sugar and cinnamon. Add melted butter or margarine. Stir until well combined. Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
Carrot Filling
3 packages cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
5 teaspoons flour
3 eggs
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 medium carrots, finely shredded
2/3 cup whipping cream
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
In a large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar and flower. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in orange juice concentrate, shredded carrots, whipping cream, vanilla extract and orange peel. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
Bake at 400 for 15 minutes. Lower the temperature to 225 and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the centre no longer looks wet or shiny. Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan. Chill, uncovered, overnight.
Cinnamon Orange Topping
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups sifted icing sugar
1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Fresh orange wedges (optional)
In a small saucepan bring milk and butter or margarine to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. In a bowl stir together powdered sugar, orange peel and cinnamon. Add butter mixture. Beat with an electric mixture until smooth. Spread over cake. Garnish with fresh orange wedges (optional). Chill until serving time.
Makes 12 to 18 slices.
[This message has been edited by lawx (edited 10-16-2001).]
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