Crust:
2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup sugar
Mix well. Press on bottom and sides of a 13x8x2 pan.
Filling:
2 8-oz packages of cream cheese
2 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Beat until smooth. Pour into crumb crust and bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Do not overbake! Let cool.
Topping:
1 large cane cherry pie filling
1/2 tsp almond extract
Mix and pour over cooled cake. Refrigerate