101 Cheesecake Recipes

The Best Cheesecake Recipes

Crust-----
1 c Graham Cracker Crumbs
3 tb Sugar
1/2 ts Ground Cinnamon
3 tb Butter
Filling-----
24 oz Cream Cheese -- softened &
Divided
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Flour -- divided
4 Eggs
1/4 c Orange Juice
1 c Carrots -- finely shredded
1/4 c Raisins
1/2 ts Ground Nutmeg
1/4 ts Ground Ginger
Topping-----
1 tb Orange Juice
1 c Powdered Sugar -- sifted

Heat oven to 325 F.
Mix crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and butter and press onto
bottom of a 9-inch springfrom pan. Bake for 10 minutes.

Increase oven temperature to 450 F.
Beat 2 1/2 packages cream cheese, sugar, and 1/4 cup
flour at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1
at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in
juice.

Add combined remaining flour, carrots, raisins, and
spices and mix well. Pour over crust.

Bake for 10 minutes and then reduce oven temperature
to 250 F and continue baking for 55 minutes. Turn off
oven and let cheesecake cool for one hour inside
cooling oven. Loosen cake from rim of pan. Let cool
completely and then refrigerate.

Beat remaining 1/2 package cream chees and juice until
well blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing
until well blended. Spread over top of cheesecake.

Garnish with additional raisins and orange zest or
shreedded carrot, if desired.

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