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Chocolate Glazed Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake

Chocolate Glazed Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake Recipe

This is one of my all-time favorite cheesecake recipes, and I am a cheesecake lover! It was originally published in Bon Appetit about 10 years ago. It is simple, yet looks and tastes fabulous. Perfect for a holiday dessert since it can be made ahead of time. I see there are several recipes in Zaar for Bailey's Irish Cream that could be used in this recipe.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Course Dessert
Cuisine Irish cuisine
Calories 684.3 kcal

Ingredients
  

For Crust

  • 6 whole graham crackers
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted

For Filling

  • 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
  • 7 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 2 large eggs
  • 6 tablespoons sour cream
  • 6 tablespoons baileys irish cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

For Glaze

  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 9 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • chocolate curls (optional)

Instructions
 

  • For crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Finely grind graham crackers in a food processor.
  • Add butter and blend until combined.
  • Press crust mixture onto bottom (not sides) of a 9-inch diameter springform pan.
  • Bake crust until golden brown, about 8 minutes.
  • Remove pan from oven, and maintain oven temperature.
  • For filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until smooth.
  • Beat in flour.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating just until combined.
  • Mix in remaining ingredients.
  • Pour filling into crust (cake will not fill pan).
  • Bake 10 minutes.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees.
  • Continue baking cheesecake until set, about 40 minutes longer.
  • Cool cake in pan on a rack for 10 minutes.
  • Run a sharp knife around pan sides to loosen cake.
  • Cool.
  • Chill overnight.
  • For glaze: Bring cream to simmer in a heavy medium sized saucepan.
  • Reduce heat to low.
  • Add chopped chocolate (I use chocolate chips!) and stir until smooth.
  • Cool glaze to lukewarm.
  • Release pan sides from cheesecake.
  • Place cheesecake on rack set over a baking sheet.
  • Pour glaze over cheesecake, spreading with a spatula to cover top and sides, allowing excess to drip onto sheet.
  • Refrigerate until glaze sets, about 30 minutes.
  • Transfer cheesecake to platter.
  • Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired.

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Nutrition

Serving: 150gCalories: 684.3kcalCarbohydrates: 33.8gProtein: 12.2gFat: 61.5gSaturated Fat: 35.6gCholesterol: 180.5mgSodium: 412.8mgFiber: 5.7gSugar: 17.8g
Keyword < 4 Hours, Cheesecake, Christmas, Dessert, European, Oven, Potluck, Weeknight
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