DIRECTIONS

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour bottom and sides of 9 or 10 inch springform pan.
• Combine flour and 3/4 cup sugar.
• Add the butter to the sugar-flour mixture and cut with pastry blender or fork until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• Reserve 1 cup of crumb mixture.
• To remaining mixture, add baking powder, soda, salt, sour cream, one egg and almond extract; blend well.
• Spread batter over bottom and up sides of pan 2 inches (batter should be 1/4 inch thick on sides).
• Combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 egg; blend well.
• Pour over batter in pan.
• Carefully spread preserves over all.
• Combine reserved crumbs and sliced almonds.
• Sprinkle over top.
• Bake 55 minutes or until filling is set.
• Cool 15 minutes.
• Remove sides of pan.
• Serve warm or cool.
• Refrigerate leftovers.