Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

Not quite Friday yet but at least it's Thursday! Have another pie.

Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

mmm bourbon

What you'll need for Pie:

1. Medium Bowl
2. Hand Mixer
3. 1 prepared 9" graham cracker pie crust
4. 2 - 8oz packages cream cheese, room temperature
5. 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons sugar
6. 2 eggs
7. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8. 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
9. 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
10. 1 oz bourbon (I used Maker's Mark)
11. pinch of cloves
12. pinch of nutmeg

Recipe for Caramel topping can be found at link below:
Serious Eats: Caramel Sauce Recipe


Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 325°.
2. In a medium bowl combine both packages of cream cheese, 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
3. Beat until smooth.
4. Blend in the eggs one at a time.
5. Remove 1 and 1/2 cups of batter and spread into bottom of crust.
6. Add the 3/4 cup pumpkin, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, pinch of cloves and nutmeg and 1 oz bourbon to the remaining batter.
7. Stir gently until well blended.
8. Gently spread over the batter in the crust.
9. Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes (center is jiggly).
10. Cool to room temperature.
11. Add Caramel Sauce Topping (optional, recipe at link above).
12. Refrigerate overnight.
13. Eat up!

beat it until it's creamy..wait...what?

halfway there, layer 1 down, try not to keep dipping your finger in it

ooof, that looks like hell

less like hell, time to top it off

ah now for the oven...shit forgot to preheat

done, now add the caramel sauce, sorry no walk through, link above for instructions

ta da! cool over night and eat up.