Bavarian Apple Torte

By ksgroves

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1 8-ounce pkg cream cheese, cubed
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 4 cups sliced peeled apples
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 450 degrees. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Blend in flour. Spread dough on bottom and 1 1/2 inch high around sides of 9-inch springform pan. Combine softened cream cheese and sugar; mix well. Add egg and vanilla; mix. Pour into pastry-lined pan. Combine sugar and cinnamon.
Toss apples in sugar mixture. spoon apples over cream cheese layer; sprinkle with nuts. Bake at 450 degrees 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 400 degrees; continue baking 25 minutes. Loosen torte from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.

8 to 10 servings.