Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. chocolate crumbs
1 c. chopped almonds
1/3 c. sugar
6 Tbsp. softened butter
1 1/2 lb. soft cream cheese
1 c. sugar
4 eggs
1/3 c. heavy cream
1/4 c. Amaretto
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. sour cream
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

In a bowl, combine chocolate crumbs, almonds, sugar and softened butter.
Pat mixture onto bottom and sides of a buttered 9 1/2-inch spring-form pan.
Then cream together cream cheese and sugar.
Beat in eggs.
Add heavy cream, Amaretto and vanilla. Beat until light.
Pour batter into spring-form pan.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 35 to 40 minutes.
Let stand for 5 minutes.
Combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla.
Spread on cake and bake for 5 minutes more.
Cool on rack completely and chill overnight.
Remove sides of pan and transfer cake to a stand.
Press sliced blanched almonds, lightly toasted around top edge.