Irish Cream Cheesecake

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• oil, for brushing
• 175 g chocolate chip cookies (6oz)
• 55 g butter (2oz)
• 225 g chocolate (plain, 8oz)
• 225 g milk chocolate (8oz)
• 55 g golden caster sugar (2oz)
• 350 g cream cheese (12oz)
• 425 ml double cream, whipped (15floz)
• 3 tablespoons irish cream
• creme fraiche
• fresh fruit

Recipe

• 1 line the base of a 20cm/8-inch springform tin with foil and brush the sides with oil.
• 2 place the cookies in a polythene bag and crush with a rolling pin.
• 3 place the butter in a saucepan and heat gently until just melted, then stir in the crushed biscuits.
• 4 press the mixture into the base of the tin and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• 5 filling.
• 6 to make the filling, melt the plain and milk chocolate together in a water bath. stir to combine and leave to cool.
• 7 place the sugar and cream cheese in a large bowl and beat together until smooth.
• 8 fold in the whipped cream.
• 9 fold the mixture gently into the melted chocolate.
• 10 stir in the irish cream liqueur.
• 11 spoon the filling over the chilled biscuit base and smooth the surface.
• 12 cover and leave to chill in the fridge for 2 hours, or until quite firm.
• 13 transfer to a serving plate and cut into small slices.
• 14 serve with a spoonful of crème fraiche and fresh fruit. (or eat it just as it is. yummmmmy!).