GOLDY BEAR'S DREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Grease two 9″ springform pans.
• Combine flour with 1 1/2 cups sugar, and cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve two cups.
• To the remaining crumb mixture, add the first two eggs, sour cream, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and almond extract.
• Mix, and spread over the bottom and up the sides of the pans.
• Combine the cream cheese with the vanilla, the remaining eggs, and 1/2 cup sugar.
• Spread half of this mixture over the batter in each pan.
• Spread the raspberry preserves on top of the cream cheese mixture in each pan.
• Whirl the almonds in a food processor until chunky.
• Combine with the reserved crumb mixture and sprinkle over the preserves on each cake.
• Bake cakes 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick tests clean.
• Cool the cakes at least half an hour before attempting to serve. Best if made the night before and refrigerated.