IRISH CREAM WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

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Make and share this Irish Cream White Chocolate Cheesecake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by OceanIvy

Categories     Cheesecake

Time 1h5m

Yield 1 cheesecake

Number Of Ingredients 14

10 graham crackers, broken up
1 1/4 cups pecans
1/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 lbs cream cheese, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1/3 cup Baileys Irish Cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ounces imported white chocolate
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 ounces white chocolate, grated
24 pecan halves

Steps:

  • Break the white chocolate into pieces.
  • Preheat oven to 325°.
  • Lightly butter a 9-inch springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides.
  • Finely grind the graham crackers, pecans and sugar together in processor.
  • Add the butter and blend, using on/off turns.
  • Press mixture on bottom and 2 inches up sides of the pan.
  • Chill for 20 minutes.
  • Prepare the filling: With a electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl.
  • Beat until smooth.
  • In a medium bowl whisk eggs, Baileys and vanilla extract just until blended.
  • Beat mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
  • Finely chop the white chocolate in processor using on/off turns; add to cheese mixture.
  • Pour filling into crust.
  • Bake until edges of the filling are puffed and dry looking and center is just set, near 50 minutes.
  • Let cake cool on rack.
  • Make topping: Mix sour cream and powdered sugar in small bowl.
  • Spread topping onto cake when cooled; sprinkle chocolate over.
  • Place pecans around edges of cake.
  • Refrigerate until chilled, overnight or 6 hours.

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