Irish Cream Cheesecake

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 24 ounces softened cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 3/4 cup irish cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 -1 1/2 ounce hershey's milk chocolate candy bar
• 1 -2 tablespoon irish cream

Recipe

• 1 for the crust, mix all the ingredients and press into a 9" springform pan.
• 2 bake at 350 degrees for 7-10 minutes.
• 3 for the filling, combine the softened cream cheese, sugar, cocoa powder and cornstarch in a large bowl.
• 4 beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• 5 add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 beat in irish cream liqueur and vanilla.
• 7 pour into crust.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. lower the temperature to 200 degrees and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
• 9 remove the cake from the oven, and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.
• 10 turn the oven off; return cake to oven for an additional 30 minutes.
• 11 let cool completely, then chill overnight.
• 12 remove the sides of the springform pan.
• 13 for the topping, melt the hershey bar in the microwave for about 30-40 seconds, or until melted.
• 14 stir in the irish cream until smooth.
• 15 drizzle over the chilled cake.
• 16 enjoy!