| Irish Cream Chocolate Cheesecake
| Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Hour 20 Minutes |
"If you like Irish cream and chocolate, you ll love this recipe. After numerous attempts with the ingredients this is the recipe I now use." INGREDIENTS: | 1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs 1/3 cup confectioners sugar 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 cup butter 3 (8 ounce) packages cream | cheese, softened 1 1/4 cups white sugar 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3 eggs 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup Irish cream liqueur | DIRECTIONS: | 1. | Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a large bowl, mix together the cookie crumbs, confectioners sugar and 1/3 cup cocoa. Add melted butter and stir until well mixed. Pat into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes; set aside. Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). | | 2. | In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, white sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa and flour. Beat at medium speed until well blended and smooth. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in the sour cream and Irish cream liqueur; mixing on low speed. Pour filling over baked crust. | | 3. | Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C), and continue baking for 60 minutes. | | 4. | With a knife, loosen cake from rim of pan. Let cool, then remove the rim of pan. Chill before serving. If your cake cracks, a helpful tip is to dampen a spatula and smooth the top, then sprinkle with some chocolate wafer crumbs. | |
