Ingredients

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese (softened)
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 (8 ounce) container mascarpone
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Instructions

1. Preheat over to 350f.

2. Mix together graham cracker crumbs, 3 tbs sugar and melted butter. Press into bottom of a tall 9" springform pan.

3. Mix the cream cheese, sugar and flour thoroughly, then add agges one at a time. Beat in sour cream, and whip until completely mixed and place into pan.

4. Put the springform pan with the cheesecake on a cookie sheet and add 1/2 inch of water to the cookie sheet. This will help prevent the cheesecake from cracking as it cooks. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

5. Turn off oven and crack door open, leaving cheesecake inside oven until cool.

6. Topping: Whip the mascarpone and sugar, and top the cheesecake. Once the layer is put on the cheesecake, add the cherry pie filling on top. Place in fridge overnight.

7. NOTE: You can use the pre-made graham cracker crumb pie pans that you get at the store, but if you do, the filling will make three pies, and only bake 50-55 minutes. You also need to double the topping quantity for the three pies.