Irish Cream Cheesecake Ultimate

Submitted by Annacia

"If your looking for the best then you have to try this. I used Jameson 18 year that I was given at Christmas and, WOW, this was one killer cheesecake."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 9" cheesecake

ingredients

• CRUST

• 2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (500 mL)
• 1⁄2 cup cocoa (125 mL)
• 1⁄2 cup icing sugar (125 mL)
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter (125 mL)

• FILLING

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened (250 g each)
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar (300 mL)
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (30 mL)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (10 mL)
• 4 eggs
• 1 1⁄4 cups table cream (300 mL)
• 1⁄3 cup Irish whiskey (75 mL)

• GARNISH

• dark chocolate, melted

directions

1. Combine wafer crumbs, 1/2 cup (125 mL) cocoa, icing sugar and butter (can be mixed in the food processor to save some time).
2. Press over bottom and 2 inches (5 cm) up the sides of a 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan; set aside.
3. Beat cream cheese until smooth in a large bowl. Gradually beat in granulated sugar, 2 tbsp (30 mL) cocoa and vanilla extract. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in cream and whiskey.
4. Pour into prepared crust; set on baking sheet. Bake in preheated 375 ºF (190 ºC) oven 50 to 55 minutes.
5. Cool then chill. Drizzle melted chocolate over surface of cake before serving.

Reviews

[duonyte]

What a wonderful treat! I reduced the ingredients to make a cheesecake for my 6" springform pan and then cooked it in the slow cooker. I was a bit nervous, as the filling was much more liquid than I am accustomed to, but it worked out beautifully. I forgot the icing sugar in the crust, and used 2 1/2 tbl butter (made half the recipe of the crust), and it worked out just great. Definitely a cheesecake to consider.