Almond and Raspberry Cheesecake is about the dessert. For the style of glamour model and it consisting of a topping made of soft sweetened with sugar and flavored or topped with fruit, nuts, fruit flavored drizzle and or chocolate.

Ingredients:

Crust

1 cup vanilla wafers

3/4 cup ground almonds

1/4 cup butter, melted

Filling

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 cup ricotta cheese

1 cup granulated sugar

4 large eggs

1 egg yolk

1 cup sour cream

3 tablespoons flour

1 tablespoon grated lemon zest

1 1/4 cups fresh raspberries

1/3 cup sliced almonds

Method:

Fresh raspberries for garnish

Crust:

In a food processor process wafers until fine crumbs. Mix wafer crumbs, almonds and butter together. Press mixture in bottom of greased 9−inch springform pan. Chill for 1 hour.

Filling:

Beat cream cheese, ricotta cheese and sugar together. Add next 5 ingredients. Mix well. Pour mixture over crust. Sprinkle top of filling evenly with raspberries and almonds.

Bake at 350 degrees F for about 1 hour until center is almost set.

Turn oven off. Run knife around edge of pan. Cool in oven with door ajar for 2 hours. Chill for 6 hours or overnight. Garnish with fresh raspberries!