Irish Cream Cheesecake Ultimate

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 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)
• 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)
• dark chocolate, melted

Recipe

• 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.