IRISH CREAM CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Irish Cream Chocolate Cheesecake image

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.

Provided by Elaine

Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Liqueur Dessert Recipes Irish Cream

Time 9h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 ½ cups chocolate cookie crumbs
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup butter
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 ¼ cups white sugar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 eggs
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup Irish cream liqueur

Steps:

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).
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.
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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 457.3 calories, Carbohydrate 42.4 g, Cholesterol 122.8 mg, Fat 29.2 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 8.1 g, SaturatedFat 17.3 g, Sodium 298.1 mg, Sugar 30.7 g