Miss Mary's Old Fashioned German Cake

Ingredients

Crust

• 2 cups crushed vanilla wafers
• 1/2 pound butter

Filling

• 2 pounds cream cheese
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup butter (melted)
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 4 packages vanilla-sugar *

Instructions

Crust

1. Mix about 2 cups crushed vanilla wafers and 1/2 pound butter until it forms a paste. Press into the bottom of a cheesecake pan.

Filling

1. Mix at slow speed (approximately 8 minutes) until thickened. Pour over crust.
2. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 hour.

Notes

* Vanilla-sugar is a German ingredient and is optional if you can't find it.

Attribution

Posted by GayleL at Recipe Goldmine - May 15, 2001.

Source: wsfa.com - March 3, 2000 (recipe from Miss Mary's)