Apple Torte - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust
16 ounces butter, softened
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups flour
Filling
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
Topping
4 apples, cored, peeled and slices (tart apples work best)
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup sliced almonds

Preparation

Crust: cream butter and sugar, add vanilla and mix well.
add flour and blend with your hand till crumbly.
press into the bottom and 3/4 up the sides of 2 9 inch springform pans.
Filling: beat cream cheese and sugar, add vanilla.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
pour half into each crust.
Topping: Mix apples cinnamon and lemon juice.
Lay apples on top on cheese mixture in a curcular pattern, and inside and outside row.
Top with almonds.
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour.
Cool on wire rack for 1 hour.
Remove from pan and refrigerate over night.