Apple Cheese Torte (Dessert)(permalink)

Ingredients:
Crust:
1 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour

Filling:
8 oz. Cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Topping:
6 apples, peeled, thinly sliced
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 cup sliced almonds

Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla and flour, blending well. Press mixture onto bottom and 2/3rds the way up the sides of an 8 or 9" springform pan.

Beat cream cheese, add rest of filling ingredients, mixing until smooth. Pour on crust.

Mix apples, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon. Place on cheese mixture and sprinkle with almonds. Using a spoon, push crust down on sides to be even with apples.

Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, then 400 for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool before removing sides of pan.

Serve warm or refrigerated. Serves 12-16.

This is a wonderfully elegant dessert, and always a hit! Serve thin slices, as it is very rich.

From the kitchen of Libby's Mom