Baileys Irish Cream Cheesecake Recipe 425

Steps:

• To prepare vanilla wafer crumbs, place cookies in a plastic bag and finely crush until the required amount has been prepared.
• Place the vanilla wafer crumbs in a small mixing bowl.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan and mix with the crushed wafers.
• Press the wafer and butter mixture into the base of an 8-inch cake or pie tin.
• Dissolve the gelatin in just enough cold water to soften it and reserve.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese and sugar until well combined.
• In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form and fold in the Bailey’s Irish Cream.
• Gently fold the Bailey’s and cream mixture into the creamed cheese and sugar.
• Add gelatin and continue to gently fold to combine all ingredients.
• Pour the cheese mixture on top of the wafer crust.
• Refrigerate and allow to set for 1 to 2-hours.
• Garnish with rosettes of whipped cream and a fan of freshly sliced strawberries, if desired.
• Serve cold and refrigerate any cheesecake that remains.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Spray a 9-inch springform pan with vegetable spray.
• Make crust: in a bowl, stir together wafer crumbs, water and oil until mixed. Pat mixture onto the bottom and side of the prepared pan.
• Make filling: in a food processor, combine ricotta cheese, yogurt, cream cheese, egg, egg white, liqueur,vanilla, sugar and flour; purée until smooth. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust.
• Place a pan of hot water on the bottom rack of the over. Bake the cheesecake in the centre of the oven for 50 minutes. The cake will still be quite loose.
• Make topping: in a bowl, stir together sour cream, sugar and liqueur. Carefully pour a thin stream of this mixture over top of the hot cheesecake, smoothing it with a knife. Return the cake to the oven and bake for 10 minutes. The topping will be loose and will set as the cake cools.
• Run a butter knife around the edge of the cake. Let it cool on a wire rack until it is room temperature. Chill.

Steps:

• Crust:.
• Mix all ingredients.
• Press into a 10" spring form pan and up the sides one inch.
• Bake at 325 for 7-10 minute.
• Filling:.
• Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until smooth.
• Beat sugar in gradually, and then add eggs one at a time.
• Blend in Bailey's and vanilla.
• Sprinkle half of chocolate chips over crust.
• Spoon in filling.
• Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips.
• Bake at 325 degrees approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes or until puffed, springy in center and golden brown. Place a pan of water on bottom rack of oven while baking to keep it moist.
• Cool cake completely.
• Coffee Cream Topping:.
• Beat all ingredients and spread over cooled cake.
• Top with chocolate curls or Skor bits.
• *NOTE: Be sure to make and refrigerate at least one day before serving.