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Bailey’s Irish Cream Cheesecake




Source of Recipe


Josh Weekley, Executive Chef, Lowe’s Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel, Nashville


List of Ingredients




For Crust:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 lb (one stick) butter, melted
1 Tbsp honey

Combine ingredients, mixing by hand until crumbs are moist and sticky. Butter inside of a 9-inch springform pan. Press crumbs into bottom and along sides. Set aside.

For Cheesecake Filling:
2 1/4 lbs Philadelphia® (or other high-quality) cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
5 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup Bailey’s Irish Cream® liqueur (no substitutions)




Recipe



Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Blend cream cheese and sugar with mixer until creamy. Add eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, mixing well, scraping sides of bowl frequently to incorporate all ingredients. Add vanilla extract and liqueur, mixing well again. Pour into prepared crust. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Let cheesecake cool slightly at room temperature, then chill completely – preferably overnight. The cheesecake will have a mousse-like texture when it comes out of the oven and requires thorough chilling to set. Serves 12.