Goldy's Dream Cake

Ingredients

4 1/2 c flour
1 7/8 c sugar
1 1/2 c butter
4 egg
1 1/2 c sour cream
1/2 ts salt
1 ts baking powder
1 ts baking soda
2 ts almond extract
1 lb cream cheese
1/4 ts vanilla
1/2 raspberry preserves
5/8 c almonds
9 springform pans
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 this mixture over the batter in

Instructions

pan. Spread the raspberry preserves on top of the cream cheese mixture in each pan. Whirl the almonds in a food processor until chunky. Combine with the reserved crumb mixture and sprinkle over the preserves on each cake. Bake cakes 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick tests clean. Cool the cakes at least half an hour before attempting to serve. This works better if made the night before and refrigerated. ---*Catering to Nobody* Diane Mott Davidson