Amaretto Whisper Cheese Cake

Name: Amaretto Whisper Cheese Cake
Total time: P1D1H
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chocolate wafer crumbs; almonds; butter; sugar; cream cheese; sugar; eggs; heavy whipping cream; amaretto liqueur; amaretto liqueur; sour cream; sugar; amaretto liqueur; almonds

Submitted by sadams01

YIELD

10 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

50 min

READY

9 hrs

Ingredients

1 ½

CUPS CHOCOLATE WAFER CRUMBS *

CUP ALMONDS
finely chopped and lightly toasted *

CUP BUTTER
softened

⅓

CUP SUGAR

Filling

PACKAGES CREAM CHEESE
8 ounces each, softened

CUP SUGAR

LARGE EGGS

⅓

CUP HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM

CUP AMARETTO LIQUEUR *

TEASPOON AMARETTO LIQUEUR *

Topping

CUPS SOUR CREAM

TABLESPOONS SUGAR

TEASPOON AMARETTO LIQUEUR *

X ALMONDS
lightly slivered, toasted, for garnish *

Directions

CRUST: Combine crumbs, almonds, butter and sugar in a bowl.

Press into bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan.

FILLING: Cream cheese and sugar together in a large mixer Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add cream and Amaretto. Beat until light. Pour into crust. Bake at 375℉ (190℃) F for 40 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes on wire rack. Filling will not be set. TOPPING: Combine sour cream, sugar and Amaretto. Spread evenly on cake. Bake 5 to 10 minutes; top will still be jiggly in center. Cool completely on rack. Cover lightly and chill overnight. Remove from springform pan. Place almond slivers around outside edge of top of cake.