Ingredients

  • 2 1⁄4 cups flour
  • 3⁄4 cup sugar
  • 3⁄4 cup margarine
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
  • 3⁄4 - 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1⁄4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1⁄2 cup raspberry preserves or 1/2 cup strawberry preserves
  • 1⁄2 cup sliced almonds

Directions

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease and flour bottom and sides of 9 or 10 inch springform pan.
  • Combine flour and 3/4 cup sugar.
  • Add the butter to the sugar-flour mixture and cut with pastry blender or fork until it resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Reserve 1 cup of crumb mixture.
  • To remaining mixture, add baking powder, soda, salt, sour cream, one egg and almond extract; blend well.
  • Spread batter over bottom and up sides of pan 2 inches (batter should be 1/4 inch thick on sides).
  • Combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 egg; blend well.
  • Pour over batter in pan.
  • Carefully spread preserves over all.
  • Combine reserved crumbs and sliced almonds.
  • Sprinkle over top.
  • Bake 55 minutes or until filling is set.
  • Cool 15 minutes.
  • Remove sides of pan.
  • Serve warm or cool.
  • Refrigerate leftovers.

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