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Apple Day Cheesecake

Every year Pittsburg State University celebrates “Apple Day”. This yearly event dates back to 1903 when the newly established University needed funds for a new building, and thus the University Principle, Pittsburg Mayor and all faculty descended on Topeka to lobby for the funds for the building. The bill was passed, and Clarence Price, Pittsburg’s mayor was fined a barrel of apples for lobbying on the floor of the legislature. Since back then students were disciplined for their absences, so the students decided to fine Principal Russ and members of his faculty  a barrel of apples by the students because they had been gone to Topeka to help lobby.

Since that 1907 “Apple Day” has been celebrated on campus with a number of apple related events, including a “Apple Pie and Apple Dessert” contest. I thought it would be fun to enter the contest. Since I felt too many people had a preconception as to what apple pie should taste like, I decided to enter the apple dessert portion of the contest. 

Two Thanksgivings ago I made a delicious Dutch Apple Cheesecake and knew in an instant that this would be my dessert entry. 

Dutch Apple Crumble Cheesecake
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This recipe replaces the pie part of Dutch apple pie with cheesecake, and you've a real winner.
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Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
1 hr 30 min
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
1 hr 30 min
Crust
  1. 1 package white cake mix divided
  2. 1/2 cup butter melted
Topping
  1. 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  2. 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  3. 2 tbsp butter, softened
Filling
  1. 1 1/2 lbs (3 8 oz packages) cream cheese, softened
  2. 1 cup packed brown sugar
  3. 1 cup sour cream
  4. 4 eggs
  5. 2 tsp vanilla
  6. 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  7. 1/2 tsp apple pie or pumpkin pie spice
  8. 4 medium sliced apples
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. 10-inch springform pan, greased
Crust
  1. Reserve 1/3 cup cake mix for topping.
  2. Combine remaining cake mix with melted butter.
  3. Mix well until soft dough forms.
  4. Press evenly over bottom of prepared pan .
  5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until starting to set but still soft and not golden.
  6. Cool in pan on wire rack.
Filling
  1. In large mixer bowl, combine cream cheese, brown sugar and sour cream.
  2. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes.
  3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  4. Beat in vanilla, cinnamon, and pie spice.
  5. Pour filling into prepared crust.
  6. Arrange apple slices on top in circular pattern, overlapping slightly as necessary.
Topping
  1. In a bowl, combine reserved cake mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter, mixing until crumbly. Sprinkle topping evenly over the apples.
  2. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or just until edges are set and the center has a slight jiggle to it. Run knife around edge of pan to loosen cake.
  3. Cool completely on a wire rake.
  4. Cover and refrigerate overnight before cutting.
  5. Store in refrigerator.
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I made this dessert the night before the contest, after a full day of work. So it was late when I took it out of the oven, and at first I thought the whole thing had fallen apart. My hubby, though, told me to just let it cool in the pan and check on it in the morning. Luckily it just needed to cool and it came out of the spring-form pan perfectly. When I got the cake to the judges table that morning, I didn’t know what to expect, there were so many tasty entries already there.

The winners would be announced during the Apple Day reception, and I eagerly awaited all the speeches and presentations until they announced the winner. I was hoping I’d get third place, but after the second place winner was announced, I thought “Oh well, better luck next time” but then. When the announcer said that she hoped she was saying the name right, as she began to say the first place winner’s name, I thought, “No way could it be” and yes it was.

I won first place in the Apple Day Dessert contest, and as a prize I got this adorable apple trophy.

My Apple Day Dessert Contest Trophy
My Apple Day Dessert Contest Trophy

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Akram Taghavi-Burris

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