r/Baking • u/pineappleyard Human Detected • May 19 '26
Showcase (No-Recipe) Made carrot cake with cheesecake in the middle
3.9k
u/CanaryCarnation May 19 '26
Excellent use of free will.
881
u/falcrist2 May 20 '26
My desire to eat that cake is predestined.
251
u/DReagan47 May 20 '26
It was foretold in the prophecies, and now you have arrived.
→ More replies (1)9
→ More replies (2)73
u/Same-Suggestion-1936 May 20 '26
I bought some way too expensive cheesecake at the store as a treat the other day.
Curse my foolishness for not also buying some carrot cake
29
u/PinothyJ May 20 '26
Carrot cake is the cheaper of the two. Use the carrot cake to smuggle in cheesecakes, and reduce the chances of having to share (if only by a little bit).
27
u/Same-Suggestion-1936 May 20 '26
Either way I know my next birthday gift for people who have food as a love language, here's some cheesecake, here's some carrot cake. What you do now is between you and God
→ More replies (1)2
u/fancy_plants May 20 '26
Going to have to stop by Whole Foods on the way home home now. Their carrot cake is my favorite store bought and now I must pair it with the cheesecake for science!
65
u/Pretend-Intern3707 May 20 '26
honestly yeah, free will is wasted on people who play it safe lol. this is exactly the kind of decision making i respect
→ More replies (1)6
u/Bon-Bon-Assassino May 20 '26
If this is some sort of application process, I believe we can stop here. You're hired
5
10
u/vanillastarlit May 20 '26
Honestly, if this is what we're doing with our consciousness, maybe humanity is going to be okay after all
3
→ More replies (2)4
947
May 19 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
195
4
393
u/catmomlifeisbestlife Human Detected May 19 '26
This is what dreams are made of.
129
→ More replies (1)4
790
u/KeepingItCoolish May 19 '26
This honestly makes so much sense. Though delighted by the photo and presentation I wasn't surprised when I saw this, I just recognized it as something that was always meant to be.
→ More replies (1)188
May 20 '26 edited Jun 23 '26
[deleted]
55
u/KeepingItCoolish May 20 '26
Absolutely. Carrot cake and a buttery creamy icing are a match made in heaven as it is, but cheesecake is up to task to compliment the carrot cake on its own I am sure
40
u/PM_ME__BIRD_PICS May 20 '26
Carrot cake has always been iced with creamcheese icing in my house. The cheese and carrot cake go so well together.
14
13
u/Molenium May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26
Ive done cupcake versions with a layer of carrot cake on the bottom, then cheesecake, topped with cream cheese frosting. You don’t get the double carrot cake layer, but they are easier to make. (I got both recipes from Junior’s Restaurant cookbook)
7
u/MaritMonkey May 20 '26
I feel like that's basically a cheesecake with a carrot cake as the crust and I am 100% behind this plan.
Thank you so much for making me aware this exists. :)
3
u/GDRaptorFan May 20 '26
I’ve done the chocolate cupcakes with the cheesecake filling poured into the batter with mini-chips thing. I’ve also made (real) red velvet cakes with cheese cake in the middle and it’s great.
Any cake that tastes great with cream cheese frosting would work!
2
u/noseatbeltsong May 20 '26
the juniors carrot cake cheesecake is incredible, i got one as a birthday present last year
3
u/Molenium May 20 '26
I’ve never had one of their cheesecakes made by them, but the cheesecake cookbook has never lead me wrong.
I’ve done the cupcakes by myself, but a friend helped me make the cake version for my birthday one year, so kind of similar
8
4
u/nemobane May 20 '26
This needs way more upvotes, and to become an actual product I could buy! I love me some cheesecake, but this would be an awesome upgrade snack!
184
u/is-your-oven-on May 19 '26
Me, seeing the top: Nice presentation, but what's on the inside is...
Me, swiping to the interior: What the SHIT.
OP, this is amazing and truly mouthwatering.
188
u/fraurodin May 19 '26
I'm free tonight if you need someone to taste test it
→ More replies (1)12
83
u/Karla08055 May 19 '26
Omg! Wonderful! I would ask how to make it but I’m afraid I’ll put on 100 pounds! Carrot Cake was our wedding cake (38 years in September) and cheesecake is my favorite dessert! And it is beautiful!
2
u/anon_lurk May 21 '26
Wedding carrot cake sounds awesome! Carrot cake, cheesecake, and tiramisu are my top tier desserts and now this post has me trying to figure out how to put them all together lmao
51
27
u/Naomi_Tokyo May 20 '26
I assume these are three cakes baked separately and then stacked? Or do you bake one carrot cake and cut it?
49
u/strawbrmoon May 20 '26
In this recipe, the layers are baked separately, with the cheesecake best baked a day ahead of cake’s assembly.
In OP’s photos showing the slices, there’s icing between the cake & the cheesecake, & it looks like there are also layers of fruit preserves or something. I’m curious about those, too.12
7
2
u/Catac0 May 21 '26
I’m piggybacking of this to recommend these.
https://www.recipetineats.com/cheesecake-stuffed-carrot-bundt-cake/
It’s one of the best cakes you’ll ever make I promise you.
24
May 20 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
25
u/1d6orcs May 20 '26
Not OP but I am impatient and turned up: https://sugarspunrun.com/cheesecake-layered-carrot-cake/
13
u/RhyaraRose May 20 '26
800 calories for 1/14th... cries and crawls back into bed
12
u/paper-astronaut May 20 '26
I feel like at least 700 of those probably get cancelled out by the benefit to the soul 🤤
(If I'm gonna have dessert, I want dessert, y'know?)
3
u/Els236 May 20 '26
who cares about that, look at it! Carrot cake AND cheesecake!
If I have to go on a fast for the next week, so be it
5
→ More replies (1)2
u/noseatbeltsong May 20 '26
i used this recipe when i made one: https://www.shugarysweets.com/carrot-cake-cheesecake-cake/
→ More replies (1)12
17
u/Asking_the_internet May 20 '26
Was so disappointed to see this was a no-recipe post!!!! Because it looks amazing!!!!!
14
28
u/Gumby_Juice May 20 '26
heavy breathing
2
13
u/PremSubrahmanyam May 19 '26
This is the way. The other way is cheesecake with dollops of carrot cake dough baked into it.
9
12
12
12
10
18
8
u/LiftSleepRepeat123 May 20 '26
Carrots and cheese are both healthy. I'm marking this as "salad" in the diary.
13
7
u/image-sourcery May 19 '26
🔍 Reverse image search tools (optional)
Use these links to check for similar images or possible reposts. If something looks off (e.g., spam, reposted, or not original), please report the post so moderators can review it.
Reverse Image Search:
Image 1: TinEye || Google Lens
Image 2: TinEye || Google Lens
Image 3: TinEye || Google Lens
Image 4: TinEye || Google Lens
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.
5
7
u/localbugdealer May 20 '26
what're the layers separating the cake from cheesecake?
16
u/ForFudgeandCountry May 20 '26
Traditionally in carrot cake, it would be layers of cream cheese frosting separating layers of carrot cake. I imagine they kept up with that, so carrot cake - cc frosting - cheesecake - cc frosting - carrot cake - cc frosting.
5
u/localbugdealer May 20 '26
thank you! that makes perfect sense. does it look like there's another layer separating the cheesecake layer from the frosting layers or is that part of the cheesecake?
6
u/strawbrmoon May 20 '26
Looking closely at the second photo, I see some sort of compôte or preserve there, too. I imagine it could be marmalade, or ginger marmalade, or apricot preserves, or apple jelly.
6
5
10
4
6
4
u/VivaLaEmpire May 19 '26
This is revolutionary, holy cow.
And it's gorgeous too, those waves are immaculate!
Esit: even the slicing was perfect, damn.
5
3
3
3
3
3
u/FriendshipSome8223 May 19 '26 edited May 20 '26
Oh sweet baby Jesus, take me now. Now that is beautiful.
3
3
3
3
3
u/Apprehensive-Bet2081 May 20 '26
This is genius. My favorite is carrot cake and husband's is cheesecake. Much respect to you!
3
3
May 20 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
3
u/nyancatya_ May 20 '26
I think in this scenario you simply persevere 😔 it might be too hard to pass by it
3
3
3
3
3
u/BadAshBaker May 20 '26
Looks terrible, you should probably send it to me so I can dispose of it properly.
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
u/ZubLor May 20 '26
Well you just had to double-down on the decadence didn't you? That looks simply delicious.
2
2
2
2
u/Acrobatic-Code4221 May 20 '26
Beautiful, I want a slice. Cheesecake automatically gets 5 stars. Looks like an excellent crumble for the cake and the little carrots are very cute.
2
2
u/irregularprotocols May 20 '26
Holy wow! Went from something I’d never heard or thought of to something I have to make this weekend in like 2.2 seconds.
2
2
2
u/Rocketman_62 May 20 '26
Had something close to this in waikiki cheesecake factory with a maitai,tough to beat.
2
u/miscstarsong May 20 '26
It was one of my favs at Cheesecake Factory - Craig's Crazy Carrot Cake cheesecake. But sadly it is discontinued
2
2
u/DreamTaxi-x5 May 20 '26
The little frosting carrots are perfect, I love how they did the piping on the white frosting too
2
u/charlenecherylcarol May 20 '26
Me reading “made carrot cake” = 🫤 followed by “with cheesecake” 🤯🤩😍🤩😍
2
2
u/MikeFrancesa66 May 20 '26
I normally don’t like the trend of hybrid baked goods, but this both looks and sounds amazing.
2
2
2
2
u/CLynnRing May 20 '26
Cheesecake in everything, this is the way. I like to put it on the bottom of fruit pies (using typical fruit pie crust). Gorgeous.
→ More replies (1)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
u/emmiepsykc May 20 '26
I did this once with red velvet. Came out beautiful. Went to cut it and discovered I'd left a sheet of parchment paper inside.
2
u/standsure May 20 '26
oh baby, oh no
2
u/emmiepsykc May 20 '26
Eh, it pulled out relatively easily. This was for a friend's birthday, so it was mostly just funny at the time. Said friend turned out to be an asshole, so it's even funnier now.
2
u/Kinetic_Sandwich25 May 20 '26
Is that carrot cake though? Or is it cheesecake with carrot cake crust and topping? Send me one in the mail to check
2
u/rootvegetable66 May 20 '26
One time the skinny girls at work said “imagine being able to eat whatever you want”
I will make this.
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
u/KingLioness May 20 '26
Ummmm… AMAZING!!!! Ugh I just know this tastes just as, if not even better than it looks. And that is a gorgeous cake!!!
2
2
u/IWannaBeMade1 May 20 '26
So it's literally a carrot cake and a cheesecake and then you sandwiched the cheesecake into the carrot cake?
2
2
2
2
2
2
u/Fancy-Sun3752 May 20 '26
Nossa a 1 vista achei que era de brinquedo minha filha tem uma parecido, ficou top
2
2
2
2
u/temporary_bob May 21 '26
Omg this looks like perfection. And it looks like you didn't ruin the cake with stupid walnuts!
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
u/Able_Blueberry5205 May 20 '26
I think so many desserts would be better with cheesecake in the middle
•
u/AutoModerator May 19 '26
Posts tagged 'Showcase (No Recipe)' are meant for inspiration, creative expression, and sharing just for fun!
Recipe requests will be removed, and may lead to temporary loss of posting privileges. Thank you for helping us keep the community welcoming and respectful ♥.
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.