Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
6 Whole graham crackers
1/4 Cup, 1/2 stick unsalted
Butter, melted
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3 8oz pkgs. cream cheese,
Room temperature
7 tb Sugar
1 tb All purpose flour
2 lg Eggs
1/4 c Plus 2 Tbls. sour cream
1/4 c Plus 2 Tbls. Bailey's
Original Irish Cream
Liqueur
1 ts Vanilla extract
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1/2 c Whipping cream
9 oz Semi-sweet chocolate,
Chopped
Shaved chocolate curls
Recipe
PREPARATION CRUST:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Finely grind graham crackers in
processor. Add butter and blend until combined. Press crust mixture
onto bottom [not sides] of a 9 inch diameter springform pan. Bakd
crust until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Transfer crust to cooling
rack and maintain oven temperature.
PREPARATION FILLNG:
Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl
until smooth. Beat in flour. Add eggs one at a time, beating just
until combined. Mix in remaining ingredients.
Pour filling into crust [will not fill the pan]. Bake 10 minutes at
350 degrees and then lower heat to 250 degrees and bake for 30 more
minutes. Run sharp knife around pan sides to loosen cake. Cool. Chill
overnight.
PREPARATION GLACE':
Bring cream to a simmer in a heavy medium saucepan. Reduce heat to
low. Add chopped chocolate and stir until melted and smooth. Cool
glace' to lukewarm.
Release pan sides from cheesecake. Place cheesecake on rack placed
over a cookie sheet. Pour glace' over cheesecake, spreading with a
spatula to cover top and sides and allowing excess to drip onto
cookie sheet. Refrigerate until glace' sets, about 30 minutes.
Transfer cheesecake to platter and garnish with chocolate curls.
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