Double Chocolate Irish Cream Cheesecake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate graham crackers, sticks, ground
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4 cup irish cream or 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons irish cream or 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup instant coffee granules
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 5 eggs
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven with racks in center and lower third to 325.
• 2 place roasting pan on lower rack filled halfway with water.
• 3 grease a 9x3 springform pan.
• 4 combine graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup of sugar and butter.
• 5 press in bottom of springform pan.
• 6 combine 1/4 cup of liquor or milk with coffee.
• 7 microwave 1/2 cup cream on high for 10 second intervals till hot.
• 8 pour hot cream over chips let stand 5 minutes and stir till smooth.
• 9 at medium high speed beat cream cheese and remaining (1 1/2 cup) sugar till fluffy.
• 10 beat in eggs then flour.
• 11 beat in coffee mixture.
• 12 pour into pan.
• 13 bake on center rack 1 hour 15 minutes or till center jiggles slightly when shaken.
• 14 let stand in oven for 1 hour.
• 15 run a knife around pan to loosen cake cool completely then refrigerate overnight.
• 16 at medium speed beat remaining cream (1cup)and if desired the 2 tablespoons liquor with confectioners sugar until soft peaks form.
• 17 spread or pipe over cake and decorate.