Chocolate Irish Cream Cheesecake

By brownbox

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1/4 crushed chocolate cookies
• 3 Tbs. butter
• Filling:
• 18 oz. cream cheese
• 2/3 C. sugar
• 5 eggs
• 2/3 C. whipping cream
• 3/4 C. Irish cream liqueur
• 1 1/4 Tsp. vanilla
• 2 Tsp. hot water
• 1 1/4 Tsp. instant coffee
• 1 12 oz. pack of chocolate chips, melted
• sifted powered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

In a small bowl stir together chocolate cookies and melted butter till well combined. Press crumb mixture evenly onto bottom of a greased 9-inch spring form pan.
In a large bowl cream cheese and sugar. Beat till smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in liqueur and vanilla extract. Stir together hot water and instant coffee. Stir into cream cheese mixture. Stir in melted chocolate. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the over the crust. Bake at 350* for 15 min. Lower the temperature to 200* and bake for 1 hour and 10 min. or till the center no longer looks wet or shiny. Run a knife around the edge. Return the cake to the oven for an addition 2 hours. Place a decorative stencil over the top of the cheesecake. Sift powdered sugar over the stencil. Carefully remove stencil.