BAVARIAN APPLE CREAM CHEESE TORTE

CRUST:
1 stick butter
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. flour
1/4 tsp. vanilla

TOPPING:
2 lg. apples, peeled and- sliced
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

FILLING:
2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix ingredients for crust and press in a springform pan; push up sides. Mix cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla and pour into crust. Top with sliced apples. Sprinkle mixture of cinnamon and sugar over apples, sliced almonds (optional). Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until tester is clean. Cool.