Bavarian Apple Cheesecake
With cinnamon, apples and cream cheese, this bavarian apple cheesecake will be a dessert you'll want to make and eat again and again. This cheesecake recipe calls for fresh ingredients and little effort- a win/win!
Cooking Time55 min
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup plus 1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine
- 1 tablespoon solid shortening
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- In medium mixer bowl, beat sugar, margarine, shortening, and vanilla on medium speed of electric mixer til combined.
- Blend in flour and salt until crumbly. Pat onto the bottom of a 9" springform pan. Set aside.
- Place apple slices in a single layer in a shallow baking pan. Cover with foil. Bake in a 400 degrees F oven for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large mixer bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.
- Add the eggs, all at once, beating on low speed just until combined.
- Pour into dough-lined pan. Arrange warm apple slices on top of filling. Combine the remaing sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle, with the almonds, on top of the warm apples. Bake, at 400 degrees F for 40 minutes or until golden.
- Cool. Remove sides and place cake on serving platter.
- Cover, chill for 24 hours before serving.
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