Irish Cream Chocolate Cheesecake

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.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 457 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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).

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.