Canning Jar Mini Carrot Cheesecakes

(from dennis.reb’s recipe box)

Categories: Dessert

Ingredients

  • CARROT CAKE:
  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon cardamom seed
  • 1/4 cup softened butter
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 pound shredded carrots
  • CHEESECAKE FILLING:
  • 24 ounces softened cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups cream

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Line a 18″ × 13″ baking sheet with parchment paper.

  3. Butter the sides of the parchment paper

  4. Line a cooling rack with parchment paper and set aside.

  5. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, and cardamom together.

  6. Set aside.

  7. In a medium bowl cream butter, coconut oil, sugar, and brown sugar together.

  8. Once mixture is thoroughly combines begin adding eggs, one at a time.

  9. Mix in vanilla and carrots.

  10. Add wet mixture to flour mixture.

  11. Mix until just combined.

  12. Spread batter evenly onto prepared baking sheet.

  13. Bake on center rack for 15 – 18 minutes.

  14. Transfer cake to cooling rack.

  15. While the cake is baking make the filling.

  16. blend together the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla.

  17. In a separate bowl whip cream until it is slightly stiff.

  18. Gently fold the whipped cream into the cheese mixture.

  19. Transfer to a piping bag.

  20. Once cake has cooled slide it off of the cooling rack and onto the counter.

  21. Using a 2 3/4 round cookie cutter cut cake into rounds.

  22. Swirl a layer of the cheesecake filling on the bottom of 12 8 ounce canning jars.

  23. Then add a cake round.

  24. Then more cheesecake filling.

  25. Continue this stacking process until all cakes are used making sure to end with the cheesecake filling on top.

  26. Sprinkle tops with leftover cake crumbs.

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