Bavarian Apple Tort

From Natalie's kitchen:

Crust:

1/2 Cup Parkay margarine
1/3 Cup Sugar
1/4 Teaspoon vanilla
1 Cup flour

Filling:

1 8oz package cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1sp vanilla

Topping:

2 cups peeled, thinly sliced Granny Smith apples (really just 1 or 2 apples is fine)
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup sliced pecans

Cream margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy. Blend in flour and vanilla. Spread dough on bottom and 1 inch up sides (lower if bigger pan) of 9" springform pan. Use fingers to mush the dough up the sides of the pan.

No need to rinse beaters or bowl. Combine cream cheese and sugar until well blended. Mix in egg and vanilla and pour into pan. Spread evenly.

Mix cinnamon and sugar and toss with apples. Spoon (or arrange festively) over filling and sprinkle with nuts.

Bake for 10 minutes at 450, reduce heat to 400 and bake 25 minutes. Cool a little and loosen from pan, chill.

Serve chilled or room temperature.