Amaretto Cheesecake

By chris5863

Ingredients

• Crust
• 1 Stick butter
• 2 C graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 C Sugar
• Filling
• 2 pounds room temperature cream cheese
• 1 1/2 C Sugar
• 1 T amaretto liquer
• 1 t vanilla extract
• 1 t almond extract
• pinch salt
• 4 large eggs
• Topping
• 2 C sour cream
• 1/4 C sugar
• 1 t almond extract
• 1 t amaretto liquer

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350

Crust
Melt butter over a very low flame. Combine butter, crumbs and sugar until well blended. Press mixture over sides and bottom of an ungreased 10" spring form pan.

Filling
Combine cream cheese and sugar in a mixer fitted with the paddle attachement and beat for 2 minutes or until soft. Add liqueur, vanilla and almond extract and salt and blend thoroughly. Add the eggs one at a time keeping the mixer on the lowest speed to prevent too much air from destroying the proper consistency of the batter. Mix just until each egg has been incorporated and then pour into the pan. Bake for 40 minutes, if not fully set, bake five more minutes. Remove from oven and let stand on the counter top for 10 minutes while preparing the topping. Do not cut the time even if the topping is ready early.

Topping
Combine ingrediants with a rubber spatula in a plastic bowl. Spread evenly over the top of the cake and return to the oven for exactly 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly and then place in fridge to cool.