3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs, --or-
3/4 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
1/2 cup walnuts, ground
6 tbsp melted butter
2 lb cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground allspice
6 large eggs
1 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, (14 1/2 oz.)
1 whipped cream
Directions
Prepare 9" springform pan (butter sides and bottom). Combine graham
or vanilla wafer crumbs, walnuts, melted butter and press up sides
and on bottom of pan. Chill. In large bowl, beat cream cheese until
light. Gradually add sugar, flour and spices. Beat in eggs, 1 at a
time, blending well. Add pumpkin puree and blend well. Pour batter
into chilled pan and bake in center of oven at 325 F for 90 minutes.
Turn off heat and let cake stand for 30 min. with door open. Cool on
rack and then chill for 2 hours for about 2 hours.
Serve with whipped cream.
Servings: 1 servings
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