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Old-Fashioned Cheesecake

"For variety, I like to use fresh fruit- strawberries, kiwi, raspberries, blueberries, etc.- on top of this cheesecake," says Marian Levin of Los Altos, California.

12 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 50 min. + chilling

Ingredients

1-1/3 cups whole almonds, toasted and ground
3/4 cup crushed vanilla wafers
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
TOPPING:
2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Assorted fresh fruit

Directions

In a small bowl, combine almonds and wafer crumbs; stir in butter.
Press onto the bottom and 2 in. up the sides of an ungreased 9-in.
springform pan. Bake at 350° for 5 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs;
beat on low speed just until combined. Beat in vanilla and lemon
peel just until blended. Pour into crust. Place pan on a baking
sheet. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until center is almost
set.
Combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla; carefully spread over

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Old-Fashioned Cheesecake (continued)

Directions (continued)

filling. Bake 10 minutes longer or until edges appear dry. Cool on a
wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan
to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Cover and chill overnight. Remove
sides of pan. Top with fresh fruit. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12
servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 slice (calculated without fresh fruit) equals 582 calories, 45 g fat (25 g saturated fat), 180 mg cholesterol, 268 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 11 g protein.