Apple Torte

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups thinly sliced apples
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 crust: add sugar to butter, beating together until light and fluffy.
• 2 blend in vanilla.
• 3 add flour and mix well.
• 4 spread on bottom and sides of a 9" springform pan.
• 5 filling: combine softened cream cheese and sugar, mixing until well blended.
• 6 blend in egg and vanilla.
• 7 pour into pastry-lined pan.
• 8 topping: toss apples with sugar and cinnamon.
• 9 spread apples over cream cheese layer.
• 10 sprinkle with sliced nuts.
• 11 bake at 450 degrees for 10 min.
• 12 reduce heat to 400 degrees and bake an additional 25 minutes.
• 13 cool in the pan before removing rim.