Whipped Cream-Cherry Cheesecake

Name: Whipped Cream-Cherry Cheesecake
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 36 cake-style, ladyfingers (three 3-ounce packages), halved; 16 ounces (454 grams), cream cheese, softened; 3/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces; 149 grams), sugar; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon, almond extract; 2 cups, heavy cream, chilled; 1 (21-ounce; 595 grams) can, cherry pie filling

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2012

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This special occasion cheesecake gets its exceptional crust from an Italian cookie.

SERVES12

TIME40 minutes, plus 4 hours chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This is one cake that doesn’t require baking. Store-bought ladyfingers make a substantial-yet-tender crust. Softened cream cheese forms the cheesecake base, and folding whipped cream into the mixture lightens its texture. Topped with canned...

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