Apple Torte

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup planters almonds sliced
• 1.3 cups apples peeled chopped
• 0.3 cup butter softened
• 16 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened
• 3  eggs divided
• 1.3 cups flour 
• 2 Tbsp flour 
• 0.3 cup grape jelly melted
• 0.8 cup sugar divided
• 0.5 tsp vanilla 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• hand mixer
• spatula
• springform pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425F. Beat butter and 1/4 cup of the sugar in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
2. Add 1 of the eggs; beat until well blended.
3. Add 1-1/4 cups flour; mix well.
4. Spread onto bottom and 1-1/2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan.
5. Bake 5 to 7 min. or until lightly browned; set aside.
6. Beat remaining 1/2 cup sugar, the cream cheese, flour and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
7. Add remaining 2 eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Spoon into crust. Top evenly with apples and almonds.
8. Bake 10 min. Reduce oven temperature to 350F; continue baking an additional 30 min.
9. Drizzle evenly with jelly. Run small knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate several hours or overnight. Store leftover torte in refrigerator.