BAILEY'S CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESECAKE

Bailey's Chocolate Chip Cheesecake image

Provided by Karen Feinen @Ganieda

Categories Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 17

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CRUST
- vegetable oil spray
2 cup(s) graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup(s) sugar
6 tablespoon(s) (3/4 stick) butter, melted
FILLING
2 1/4 pound(s) cream cheese, room temperature
1 2/3 cup(s) sugar
5 - eggs, room temperature
1 cup(s) baileys original irish cream
1 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract
1 cup(s) semisweet chocolate chips
COFFEE CREAM
1 cup(s) chilled whipping cream
2 tablespoon(s) sugar
1 teaspoon(s) instant coffee powder
- chocolate curls or shavings

Steps:

CRUST: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Coat 9-inch springform pan with vegetable oil spray.
Combine crumbs and sugar in pan. Stir in butter. Press mixture into bottom and 1 inch up sides of pan. Bake until light brown, about 7 minutes. Maintain oven temperature at 325 degrees F.
FILLING: Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually mix in sugar.
Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Blend in Baileys and vanilla.
Sprinkle half of chocolate chips over crust. Spoon in filling. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips.
Bake cake until puffed, springy in center and golden brown, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool cake completely.
COFFEE CREAM: Beat cream, sugar and coffee powder until peaks form. Spread mixture over cooled cake.
Garnish with chocolate curls or shavings. Cut into slices to serve.