Baileys Irish Cream Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

By therman

Ingredients

• Crust
• 1/2 cup toasted pecans, cooled and crushed
• 2 cups chocolate Oreo cookie crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons melted butter
• Filling
• 2 1/4 lbs creaam cheese, at room temp
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs, at room temp
• 1 cup Baileys Original Irish Cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• Coffee Cream Topping
• 1 cup chilled whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
• chocolate curls or Skor English toffee bit, for decoration on top

Preparation

Step 1

1.Crust:
2 Mix all ingredients.
3 Press into a 10" spring form pan and up the sides one inch.
4 Bake at 325 for 7-10 minute.
5 Filling:
6 Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until smooth.
7 Beat sugar in gradually, and then add eggs one at a time.
8 Blend in Bailey's and vanilla.
9 Sprinkle half of chocolate chips over crust.
10 Spoon in filling.
11 Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips.
12 Bake at 325 degrees approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes or until puffed, springy in center and golden brown. Place a pan of water on bottom rack of oven while baking to keep it moist.
13 Cool cake completely.
14 Coffee Cream Topping:
15 Beat all ingredients and spread over cooled cake.
16 Top with chocolate curls or Skor bits.
17 *NOTE: Be sure to make and refrigerate at least one day before serving.