Baileys Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
From whodunitrdr 15 years ago
- 90 minutes to make
- Serves 16
This is one of those decadent, showstopper desserts that is rich and satisfying and not as difficult to make as you might think. It is great for Christmas and holidays and times when you just want to enjoy and not worry about the calories.
Ingredients
- Crust: shopping list
- 2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs (one 9 oz. package Famous chocolate wafers - crushed) shopping list
- 3/4 cup sugar shopping list
- 6 Tablespoons melted butter shopping list
- Filling: shopping list
- 2 1/4 pounds cream cheese; at room temperature shopping list
- 1 2/3 cups sugar shopping list
- 5 whole eggs; at room temperature shopping list
- 1 cup Baileys' Irish Cream shopping list
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla shopping list
- 1 cup miniature chocolate chips shopping list
- Topping: shopping list
- 1 cup whipping cream; chilled shopping list
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder shopping list
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 325ยบ.
- Coat 10" springform pan with non-stick vegetable oil spray.
- Combine crushed chocolate cookies, 3/4 cup sugar and melted butter in a bowl.
- Press mixture into bottom and 1" up sides of pan.
- Bake for 7 minutes, remove from oven, keep oven at same temp.
- Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth.
- Gradually mix in 1 2/3 cups sugar.
- Beat in eggs 1 at a time (don't overbeat - you don't want a lot of air beaten in).
- Blend in Baileys and vanilla, then chocolate chips.
- Pour filling into crust.
- Bake cake until puffed springy in the center and golden brown, about 1 hour and 20 to 30 minutes (do not underbake).
- Cool cake completely.
- Can be made the day ahead and refrigerated until ready to serve.
- Mix whipping cream and coffee powder in a chilled bowl, let set for a few minutes to dissolve.
- Add powdered sugar and vanilla, beat until peaks form.
- Spread or pipe through large star tip over cooled cake.
- Garnish top with additional chocolate chips or chocolate curls.
- Remove springform pan to serve. Very rich!
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