irish cream chocolate cheesecake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup irish cream liqueur

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ready Time: 9 hrs 20 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). in a large bowl, mix together the cookie crumbs, confectioners' sugar and 1/3 cup cocoa. add melted butter and stir until well mixed. pat into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes; set aside. increase oven temperature to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c).
• in a large bowl, combine cream cheese, white sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa and flour. beat at medium speed until well blended and smooth. add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. blend in the sour cream and irish cream liqueur; mixing on low speed. pour filling over baked crust.
• bake at 450 degrees f (230 degrees c) for 10 minutes. reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees f (120 degrees c), and continue baking for 60 minutes.
• with a knife, loosen cake from rim of pan. let cool, then remove the rim of pan. chill before serving. if your cake cracks, a helpful tip is to dampen a spatula and smooth the top, then sprinkle with some chocolate wafer crumbs.