Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake

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Title: Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 12 servings

1 1/2 c Chocolate wafer crumbs
1/3 c Heavy cream
1 c Blanched almonds
1/2 c Amaretto
2 ts Vanilla
1/3 c Sugar
4 Eggs
6 tb Butter; softened
2 c Sour cream
24 oz Cream cheese; softened
1 tb Sugar
1 c Sugar
1 c Blanched almonds

* Blanched almonds should be lightly toasted and chopped.
Preheat oven to 375=F8F. Combine crumbs, almonds, sugar and butter. Pat
mixture on bottom and sides of a 10 inch springform pan. Cream together
the cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream, liqueur, and 1 t vanilla. Beat in
eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat mixture until
light. Pour into crust lined pan. Bake in middle of oven for 1-1/2 hours
or until top of cake cracks and knife inserted in middle comes out clean.
Let stand on rack 5 minutes. Combine sour cream, 1 t vanilla, and sugar.
Mix well and spread evenly over cake. Bake for 5 more minutes. Place on
rack and let cool completely. Cover lightly with wax paper and let chill
overnight. When ready to serve, remove sides from pan and garnish with
toasted almonds around outer edge and on top of cake.

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