Rich Pumpkin Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package duncan hines moist deluxe spice cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (16 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 (2 1/2 ounce) package sliced almonds
• 2 cups whipping cream, chilled
• 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 for crust:.
• 3 combine cake mix and melted butter in a large bowl; press into bottom of ungreased 10 inch springform pan.
• 4 for filling:.
• 5 combine cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk in a large bowl and beat with electric mixer at high speed for 2 minutes.
• 6 add pumpkin, eggs, and pumpkin pie spice and beat at high speed for 1 minute.
• 7 pour over prepared crust in pan and bake for 65-70 minutes, or until set.
• 8 cool completely on rack, then refrigerate for 2 hours and loosen cake from side of pan; remove side of pan.
• 9 for topping:.
• 10 preheat oven to 300 degrees and toast the almonds on a baking sheet for 4-5 minutes, or until fragrant and light golden brown.
• 11 cool almonds completely.
• 12 beat whipping cream in medium bowl with electric mixer at high speed until soft peaks form.
• 13 gradually add sugar, beat until stiff peaks form.
• 14 spread over top of chilled cake.
• 15 sprinkle cooled toasted almonds over top and refrigerate until ready to serve.