Baileys Irish cream cheesecake recipe

By daiseyduck

Ingredients

• 100 g/3 1/2oz unsalted butter
• 250 g/8 3/4oz biscuits such as Digestives, Hobnobs, Oaties. Crushed.
• 450 g/1lb Cream cheese such as Philadelphia
• 1 slug of Baileys Irish cream
• 100 g/3 1/2oz icing sugar
• 300 ml/10 1/2oz double cream
• 60 g/2oz chocolate (dairy or plain, as you prefer)

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from irish-genealogy-toolkit.com

Preparation

Step 1

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Gently melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the crushed biscuits and mix until the butter has been absorbed. Remove from the heat.

While it's still warm, press the mixture (using the back of a spoon) into the bottom of a lined 23cm/9inch springform or flan tin. Leave to set for one hour in the fridge.

In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese until it is soft. Beat in the icing sugar and a shot of Baileys. Fold in the whipped cream and three-quarters of the chocolate.
When the mixture is smooth, smooth it evenly onto the biscuit base.

To serve, remove from the tin and decorate. You can either sprinkle the remaining grated chocolate over the top for a simple finish, or add some individual chocolates and flakes for a more elegant and ceremonial dressing.

Some people serve individual portions with additional cream, poured over or

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