A cinnamon-orange spiced graham cracker crust, topped by a perfectly creamy, lightly orange-d cheesecake layer, with a cranberry sauce, poured over the top with just the right tang to bring it all together. A cheesecake that hits all the right notes.

This cake is a mouthful, in many ways. I’ve been dying to try my hand at an olive oil cake so when thinking out my plan of [dessert] attack, I kept thinking back to the crepe suzettes we made in pastry school. So I thought, why don’t I inspire a cake from it? Thus, an orange olive oil cake topped with caramel (but ya girl needs a proper frosting or glaze so the brown butter cream cheese adds the perfect layer in between).