Bailley's Irish Creme Cheesecake Recipe

  Cheesecake

Ingredients:
Baileys Irish Creme Cheesecake

Crust

10 Graham Crackers -- broken into pieces
1 1/4 Cups Pecans
1/4 Cup Sugar
6 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter--melted

Filling

1 1/2 Pounds Cream Cheese --
room temperature
3/4 Cup Sugar
3 Large Eggs
1/3 Cup Bailey's Irish Creme
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
3 Ounces White Chocolate --
broken into pieces

Topping

1 1/2 Cups Sour Cream
1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 1/2 Ounces White Chocolate-grated
24 Pecan Halves


Directions:
FOR CRUST: Preheat oven to 325
Lightly butter 9" diameter springform pan with 2 3/4" high sides.
Finely grind graham crackers, pecans and sugar in food processor.
Add butter and blend, using on-off turns.
Press crumbs onto bottom and 2" up sides of prepared pan.
Refrigerate 20 minutes.

FOR FILLING: Using electric mixer, beat
cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until smooth.
Whisk eggs, Baileys and vanilla in medium bowl until just blended.
Beat egg mixture into cream cheese.
Finely chop white chocolate in processor using on-off turns.
Add to cream cheese mixture.

Transfer filling to crust-lined pan. Bake until edges of filling are puffed and dry looking and center is just set, 45-50 minutes.
Cool on rack.

FOR TOPPING: Mix sour cream and powdered
sugar in small bowl.
Spread topping onto cooled cake. Refrigerate until well chilled, about 6 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.)

Sprinkle grated chocolate over cake.
Place pecans around edge and serve..




Bailley's Irish Creme Cheesecake
 

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