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CRUST
1/3 c Sugar
1/3 c Butter or margarine
1 tb Solid shortening
1/4 ts Vanilla
1 c Flour
1/8 ts Salt
FILLING----
4 c Apples; peeled, cored, slice
16 oz Cream cheese; softened
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 ts Vanilla
2 Eggs
TOPPING----
1/3 c Sugar
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1/3 c Sliced almonds
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~
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~, for
40 minutes or until golden. Cool. Remove sides and
place cake on serving platter. Cover; chill 4-24 hours
before serving.
