Chocolate Irish Cream Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 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 sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup irish cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees
• 2 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
• 3 in a large bowl, combine cream cheese, 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.
• 4 bake at 450 degrees f for 10 minutes. reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees f and continue baking for 60 minutes.
• 5 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.