Janet Sweet's Cheese Cake

Line springform pan with parchment or waxed paper.

Graham cracker crust:

• 1¼ C graham cracker crumbs
• ⅓ C brown sugar
• ¼ C butter

Mix with pastry blender.
Pat in pan on bottom and up the sides about an inch.
Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

Filling:

• 1 lb cream cheese (I use low fat)
• ¾ C sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp almond extract

Cream the cream cheese. Gradually beat in sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and almond extract. Pour in crust; cook 35 minutes at 350. Should be set, may puff up some. Take out and turn oven up to 500.

Topping:

• 1½ C sour cream (I use low fat)
• ½ C sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ½ tsp almond extract

Mix the above and carefully spread on cake. Bake 5 minutes at 500. Cool.