-CRUST-
1 1/2 c Graham cracker crumbs
2 tb Sugar
1 ts Cinnamon
1 Stick margarine; melted
–CAKE–
24 oz Cream cheese
1 c Sugar
4 Eggs
1/3 c Amaretto (up to 1/2 cup)
TOPPING
8 oz Sour cream
1 tb Plus 1 tsp. sugar
1 tb Amaretto
GARNISHES
Almond halves
Shavings from a Hershey bar
Combine crust ingredients and press into the bottom and sides of a 10″
springform pan.
Combine cake ingredients and pour into the crust. Bake at 375 F. for
45 to
50 minutes.
Turn the oven to 500 F. Meanwhile, combine topping ingredients. Spread on
the cheesecake and return to the oven for five minutes. (Ms. Barker was
unclear at this point as to whether to leave the oven on while the
cheesecake was in it for the five minutes, or whether to turn the oven off
and just have the remaining heat set the topping ingredients.) Chill
overnight and garnish as desired.
From Sharron Barker’s 06/14/90 “Amaretto Bliss” class at The Cookbook
Cottage/1279 Bardstown Rd./Louisville, KY 40204.
Yields
1 Cheesecake