Chocolate and Baileys® Two-Tier Cheesecake

Dark chocolate and Baileys® liqueur complement each other perfectly in this two-tier cheesecake you don't need to turn on the oven to make.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 555 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons hot water
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 ¾ cups crushed digestive biscuits
• 1 ¼ cups heavy whipping cream, divided
• 5 ounces dark chocolate, melted and cooled
• 14 ounces cream cheese, softened, divided
• 1 ½ tablespoons white sugar, divided
• 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger Irish cream liqueur (such as Baileys®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix crushed digestive biscuits with melted butter in a bowl; press into the bottom of a 7-inch cake pan. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

Step 2

Dissolve cocoa powder in hot water in a small bowl.

Step 3

Pour half of the heavy cream into a bowl; whisk with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold in cocoa powder mixture and melted chocolate until well blended.

Step 4

Beat half of the cream cheese and 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar together in a bowl. Fold in chocolate mixture until thoroughly combined. Spread over digestive biscuit crust. Chill until set, 2 to 3 hours.

Step 5

Combine remaining cream cheese, remaining sugar, and Irish cream liqueur in a bowl; beat until blended.

Step 6

Whisk remaining heavy cream in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold into the cream cheese mixture. Spread gently over chocolate layer in the pan.

Step 7

Chill until set, 2 to 3 hours.