Cook with Us # 3 Carrot Cake with Cheese Cake Center
So this dish happened kind of by accident. It's not a "you got your chocolate in my peanut butter" thing considering that most carrot cakes have a cream cheese frosting but the decadence is impressive. I have been making Carrot Cake for many years but not with the Cheese Cake center. I really love carrot cake but only make it occasionally because my recipe is a daunting task. Someone asked me why I don't use an easier recipe and its kind of like once you've had the best why would you go back to less than that. Anyway on the day that I was making this, one of the other cooks was making cheesecake. Well, she forgot to put the graham crust under the cheesecake. So what could have been a real Grrr moment, turned sublime. So a mistake turned into great timing for this masterpiece. The combination of the two takes great to extraordinary.
This is me and my cake.
Here are some photos of the process.
One of the things that sets this cake apart is the addition of a glaze when it comes out of oven.
Assembly:
Tall.
Cutting.
Getting Smaller.
No no no save some for me.
I took a lot of pictures because I was actually really impressed with this. I think the combination of walnuts, raisins, coconut and pineapple really make the carrot cake special. And of course the five plus cups of sugar to only two cups of flour and two cups of carrot turn it into more of a candy than a cake. But its dessert right. All of this with the addition of a cheesecake middle, wow. Hope you enjoy, maybe it will inspire you to make. Check out all the good goods at @cookwithus.
Wow, thank you . I have 1 kg of carrots and I had no idea what to do with them! But now I know what to do!
What an incredible carrot cake you made! With cheesecake ... of course it's delicious! You surely got @pandamama's attention as she loves cheesecake.
Thanks for your entry @portobello8me! Could you please add a proof photo to your post to make it valid? You've met all the requirements otherwise.
For the proof photo, you can take a photo of a piece of the cake (if you have leftovers ... highly doubtful of this) or the ingredients with a handwritten note with your Steemit name, date and the name of your dish. Another option is to have the handwritten note with you and your dish just like that first photo on your post. So cool by the way! You'll only have to do this once - and going forward we wont require this from you.
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(if you have leftovers ... highly doubtful of this) - Hahaa good one.
Your photographs are magnificent and this cake is surely delicious - would you mind sharing your recipe - would love to try this - and do a "myturn" on it @portobello8me - thanks for entering the competition
What a great idea to put a cheesecake in the center! The cake looks very moist too. I can taste this one right from the photo! Great entry and good luck.
Thank you, and it is very moist.
What a truly wonderful "accident" of a dish this is! Carrot cake is so delicious but if you partner is with cheesecake, there's nothing more one could ask. Seriously!
Nice creation and great photographs! I'd like to be the person in photo #1.
Thanks for your entry and for sharing the recipe! Good luck!
2 of the best combined!!!! Give me a piece por favorrrr :D Looks hella good and it's super huge. If you have some left over, my PO box address is down below 😆😆😆
Some of the best creations come from mistakes. Good save! Looks terrific!
Oh my, that looks divine!!