Celebrate the Season - Fall Baking Recipe Magazine Contest 2010 shared by Judy Taylor from Gahanna, OH
Apple-Topped Cheesecake with Caramel Topping
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 7 hr 15 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup cold butter or margarine
Filling
- 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
Topping
- 2 large tart apples, peeled, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup caramel topping
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and side of 9-inch springform pan with shortening or cooking spray.
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Step2In medium bowl, mix flour, pecans, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until blended. Press dough on bottom and 1/2 inch up side of pan. Bake 12 minutes or until set. Cool 15 minutes.
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Step3In medium bowl, beat all filling ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth; spread filling over cooled crust. In another bowl, toss apples with 1/4 cup sugar, the cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Arrange apples in circular design over filling. Brush apples with 2 tablespoons of the caramel topping.
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Step4Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Bake 1 hour longer. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 4 hours.
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Step5Just before serving, run small metal spatula around edge of pan; carefully remove side of pan. Drizzle each piece of cheesecake with 1 tablespoon remaining caramel topping. Cover and refrigerate any remaining cheesecake.
Nutrition
520
Calories
30g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
56g
Total Carbohydrate
40g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 520
- Calories from Fat
- 270
- Total Fat
- 30g
- 46%
- Saturated Fat
- 15g
- 77%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 115mg
- 39%
- Sodium
- 310mg
- 13%
- Potassium
- 180mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 56g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 40g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 1 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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