Almond-Pear Cream Cheese Torte

This beautiful Almond Pear Cream Cheese Torte wouldn't look out of place in the finest Viennese bakery. But the recipe is straightforward and very do-able.

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1/2 cup butter or margarine , softened

1 cup sugar , divided

1 cup flour

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese , softened

1 egg

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

4 fresh pear s (1-1/4 lb.), peeled, sliced

1/4 cup PLANTERS Sliced Almonds

1. Beat butter and 1/3 cup sugar in small bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour; mix well. Press onto bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.

2. Beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup of the remaining sugar in same bowl with mixer until blended. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Spread onto bottom of crust. Mix remaining sugar and cinnamon until blended. Add to pears in large bowl; toss to coat. Arrange over cream cheese layer; top with nuts. Bake 10 min.

3. Reduce temperature to 375°F; bake torte 25 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen torte. Remove rim. Refrigerate torte 3 hours.

Almond-Pear Cream Cheese Torte

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