Cheesecake with Apples and Almonds

This cheesecake features almond paste, is prepared a day in advance, and is decorated the next day with butter-glazed apples with sugar and cinnamon.
Ingredients
12
Servings
  • 1 cup butter cookie, ground, for the base
  • 1 cup almonds, sliced, for the base
  • 3/4 cups unsalted butter , melted, for the base
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar, for the base
  • 200 grams almond paste
  • 3 packages cream cheese
  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 Golden Delicious apples, peeled and in wedges
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice , for the apples
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter , for the apples
  • 3/4 cups brown sugar, for the apples
  • 3/4 teaspoons cinnamon, for the apples
Preparation
2h
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  • Put 1 cup of Maria cookies, 1 cup of sliced almonds, and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar in a food processor. Add 3/4 cup of melted butter and mix well.
  • In a 10-inch springform pan, press the crushed cookie mixture. On the edges, raise the crushed cookie about 1 inch. Bake at 190 degrees for 10 minutes.
  • Beat the almond paste, cream cheese, and sugar (6 tablespoons) in a mixer. Add the 4 eggs one at a time. Pour over the cookie base and bake for 15 minutes.
  • Lower the oven temperature to 175 degrees Celsius and leave in the oven for 45 minutes, until the center moves slightly. Refrigerate overnight.
  • The next day, toss the apples with lemon juice. Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet and add the apple wedges to color, about 9 minutes. Add the 3/4 cup of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of butter, and cinnamon. Let them glaze.
  • Remove the cake from the mold and arrange the apples in a concentric pattern. Brush them with the remaining juice.

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