Bavarian Apple Cheese Cake Tart

Description: Such a beautiful tart - just like from a European bakery, and delicious to boot! from worldwiderecipes I believe.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2/3 cup sugar, plus
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup flour
• 8 ounces cream cheese (can use reduced-fat)
• 2 eggs (or egg-substitute)
• 4 cups apples, peeled,and sliced fairly thin
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

Steps:

1. Mix butter, flour, 1/3 c.
2. sugar and 1-1/4 t.
3. vanilla.
4. Press into greased 9" springform pan.
5. Mix cream cheese, 1/4 c.
6. sugar, eggs and 1/2 t.
7. vanilla beating until fluffy.
8. Pour over dough.
9. Combine apples, 1/3 c.
10. sugar and cinnamon.
11. Arrange on top of cream cheese mixture and sprinkle with almonds.
12. Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.