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                     Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake

Recipe By     : <[email protected]>
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cheesecakes

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1 1/2  c             Chocolate wafer crumbs
  1      c             Blanched almonds, lightly
                       Toasted and chopped
    1/3  c             Sugar
  6      tb            Butter, softened
 24      oz            Cream cheese, softened
  1      c             Sugar -  toasted and chopped
    1/3  c             Heavy cream
    1/2  c             Amaretto
  2      ts            Vanilla
  4                    Eggs
  2      c             Sour cream
  1      tb            Sugar
  1      c             Blanched almonds, lightly

 ~-------------------------------GARNISH-+----------------------------- ~-
 Preheat oven to 375. Combine crumbs, almonds, sugar and butter. Pat mixtur
 on bottom and sides of a 10 inch springform pan.  cream together the cream
 cheese, sugar, heavy cream, liqueur, and 1 t vanilla. Beat in eggs, 1 at a
 beating well after each addition.  Beat mixture until light. Pour into cru
 lined pan.  Bake in middle of oven for 1 1/2 hours or until top of cake cra
 and knife inserted in middle comes out clean. Let stand on rack 5 minutes.
  Combine sour cream, 1 t vanilla, and sugar. Mix well and spread evenly ove
 cake.  Bake for 5 more minutes. Place on rack and let cool completely. cove
 lightly with wax paper and let chill overnight. When ready to serve, remov
 sides from pan and garnish with toasted almonds around outer edge and on to
 of cake. Hope this fills the bill.



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