Pumpkin Cake Cheesecake

We but dearest mini desserts, don't you? No extra plates in addition to forks (we usage napkins), no "commitment" to a large spell of something; instead 2 or 3 dissimilar mini-desserts is to a greater extent than to our liking.

Todays recipe is a combination of 2 of my favorite vacation treats. It has a bottom layer of moist, spicy pumpkin CAKE in addition to a come about layer of rich in addition to creamy CHEESECAKE; what could hold upward ameliorate for your vacation buffet table?

 

CAKE LAYER

 

1/2  loving cup Libby pumpkin puree (NOT the pre-spiced kind)

3/4  loving cup all role flour

1 1/2  teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 large egg

1/2 loving cup sugar

1/4 loving cup + 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

Mix the flour, spice, tabular array salt in addition to baking soda in addition to ready aside.  In some other bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, egg, sugar, petroleum in addition to vanilla until smooth, hence add together the dry out ingredients from the starting fourth dimension bowl. Whisk but until good mixed in addition to ready aside.

 

CHEESECAKE LAYER

 

(2) 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)

2   large egg

4 teaspoons all role flour

2 cups powdered sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

 



Beat the cream cheese alongside electrical mixer until smooth, hence add together the egg, flour, saccharide in addition to vanilla in addition to trounce until smooth, but don't over beat.

ASSEMBLY

Super simple: house cupcake papers inwards cupcake pan in addition to really lightly mist them alongside cooking spray.

Put a small amount of cake batter into each newspaper in addition to brand certain it covers the bottom. Top alongside cheesecake filling(dividing evenly betwixt the 24 desserts).

Bake inwards pre-heated 350° oven for 25 minutes or until ready (my electrical oven takes just 25 minutes).

Cool to room temperature hence chill for at to the lowest degree a duo hours.

NOTE:  These piffling gems tin hold upward made 2 or 3 days ahead of fourth dimension which is a huge tending during the holidays. As a affair of fact, they gustation fifty-fifty to a greater extent than moist afterwards a duo days inwards the fridge.  Just brand certain that y'all shop them chilled inwards an airtight container.

NOTE: This cake batter raises nicely, hence don't seat besides much inwards the bottom of each one...sort of spread it approximately but non besides terribly thick or y'all volition piece of job all cake in addition to less cheesecake.