Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake
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Course : Cheesecakes
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 12
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 1/2  cups          chocolate wafer crumbs
     1/3  cup           heavy cream
   1      cup           blanched almonds -- lightly
     1/2  cup           amaretto
                        toasted and chopped
   2      teaspoons     vanilla
     1/3  cup           sugar
   4                    eggs
   6      tablespoons   butter -- softened
   2      cups          sour cream
  24      ounces        cream cheese -- softened
   1      tablespoon    sugar
   1      cup           sugar
   1      cup           blanched almonds -- lightly
                        to oasted and chopped
 

Preparation:

Garnish: Preheat oven to 375. Combine crumbs, almonds, sugar and butter. Pat mixtur 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 beating well after each addition. Beat mixture until light. Pour into cru lined pan. Bake in middle of oven for 1 1/2 hours or until top of cake cra 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 ove cake. Bake for 5 more minutes. Place on rack and let cool completely. cove lightly with wax paper and let chill overnight. When ready to serve, remov sides from pan and garnish with toasted almonds around outer edge and on to of cake.