Amaretto Irish Cream Cheesecake

Ingredients

1 none
300 gr vanilla wafer crumbs
100 gr blanched almonds
55 gr melted butter
16 ml amaretto
700 ml cream cheese
200 gr sugar
4 eggs
80 ml whipping cream
60 ml irish cream liqueur
120 ml sour cream

Instructions

: 1 tb sugar : half ts vanilla extract Combine first four ingredients. Firmly press mixture evenly on bottom of lightly greased 25 cm springform pan. Bake at 180ºC or 10 minutes, then cool. Beat softened cream cheese at high speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add one cups sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in whipping cream and next 3 ingredients. Pour into pan. Bake at 180ºC or 50 minutes. Turn oven off and leave cheesecake in oven for 30 minutes. Combine sour cream and next 2 ingredients. Stir and spoon over cake. Sprinkle quarter cup almonds around the edge. Bake at 260ºC or 5 minutes. Cool; chill. Walt MM Makes dozen servings. Date: Thu, dozen Sep 96 20:22:10 +0000