Bavarian Apple Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
1 tablespoon shortening
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 cups peeled cored, and sliced cooking apples (such as Golder Delicious or Granny Smith)
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup sliced almonds

Preparation

In a medium mixer bowl beat the first 1/3 cup sugar, butter or shortening, and 1/4 tsp vanilla on medium speed of
electric mixer till combined.
Blend in flour and salt till crumbly.
Pat onto the bottom of a 9\" springfor pan.
Set aside.
Place apple slices in a single layer in a shallow baking pan. Cover w/foil.
Bake in a 400 degree over for 15
minutes.
Meanwhile, for filling, in a large mixer bowl beat the cream cheese, the 1/2 cup sugar and the 1/2 tsp vanilla with an electric mixer till fluffy.
Add the eggs all at once, beating on low speed just till combined.
Pour into dough-lined pan.
Arrange warm apples slices atop
filling.
Combine the remaining 1/3 cup sugar and
cinnamon.
Sprinkle filling with the sugar mixture and the almonds.
Bake in a 400 degree oven for 40 minutes or till golden.
Cool.
Remove sides and place cake on serving
plate.
Cover; chill for 4 to 24 hours before serving.