Caramel Apple Cheesecake

Total Time: 26 hrs Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 5 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 20 ounces apple pie filling
• 3 large apples, peeled cored and sliced
• 32 ounces cream cheese
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2/3 cup whipping cream or 2/3 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 graham cracker crust: mix first four ingredients well. press evenly into bottom on greased 9 inches cheesecake pan. set aside.
• 2 have all ingred at room temp and preheat oven to 350.
• 3 caramel apple pie filling : put apple pie filling in a small bowl. remove 1 or 2 tbsp of sauce. stir in fresh sliced apples.
• 4 in large bowl, thoroughly beat cream cheese, sugar and cornstarch with an electric mixer.
• 5 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. add cinnamon, vanilla and lemon extracts, and nutmeg.
• 6 pour half of batter onto crust. spoon on 1 cup of pie filling.
• 7 with some of remaining batter, make a rim around inside edge of pan, as if to seal filling inches pour remaining batter over pie filling.
• 8 top with remaining pie filling. without disturbing crust, swirl the handle of a knife through cake to distribute fruit evenly.
• 9 bake at 350 for 15 minute
• 10 reduce heat to 200 and bake 2 hrs or until center no longer looks shiny or wet.
• 11 remove from oven and run knife around inside edge of pan. turn oven off and return cake to over for additional 2 hours chill overnight.
• 12 caramel frosting:
• 13 in a small, heavy saucepan, melt butter.
• 14 stir in brown sugar, cream of tartar, and milk. bring to a boil.
• 15 turn heat off and cool to lukewarm, about 110*.
• 16 stir in vanilla and powdered sugar. beat with an electric mixer until creamy – add a little milk if too thick. it will thicken after it is on the cake. spread warm frosting on the cake, creating a design. keep chilled.