Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup	                	Chocolate Wafer Crumbs
1/3 cup 	                 	Heavy Cream
1 cup 		        	Blanched Almonds, lightly toasted and chopped
1/2 cup 	                	Amaretto
2 tsp 		                	Vanilla Essence
1/3 cup 	                 	Sugar
4 		                	Eggs
6 tbsp 		          	Butter, softened
2 cup 		         	Sour Cream
680 g		                	Cream Cheese, softened
1 tbsp 		        	Sugar
1 cup 		        	Sugar
1 cup 		        	Blanched Almonds, lightly toasted

Method

Preheat oven to 190°C.

Mix together wafer crumbs, chopped almonds, 1/3 cup sugar and softened butter. Press mixture onto bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan.

Blend together at medium speed, the cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, heavy cream, liqueur, and 1 tsp vanilla essence. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well with each addition. Beat mixture until light and smooth. Pour into crumb-lined pan. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to an hour or until skewer inserted in middle comes out clean. Allow to stand on rack for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine sour cream, 1 tsp vanilla, and sugar. Mix well and spread evenly over cake. Bake for 5 more minutes. Place on rack and let cool completely. Cover lightly with wax paper and chill overnight.

When ready to serve, remove sides from pan and garnish with toasted almonds around outer edge of and on to cake.

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