CARROT CAKE CHEESECAKE

      Title: CARROT CAKE CHEESECAKE
  Categories: Cheesecakes
       Yield: 1 Servings
  
            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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