Recipe: Bailey's Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Bailey's Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Serving Size : 8

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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**Crust
2 C Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/4 C Sugar
6 Tbsp Butter -- melted
**Filling
2 1/4 Lb Cream Cheese -- softened
1 2/3 C Sugar
5 Eggs -- room Temperature
1 C Bailey's Irish Cream
1 Tbsp Vanilla
1 C Semisweet Chocolate Chips
**Coffee Cream
1 C Whipping Cream -- chilled
2 Tbsp Sugar
1 Tsp Instant Coffee Powder
**Chocolate Curls

For crust: Preheat oven to 325F. Coat 9" diameter springform pan
with nonstick vegetable oil spray. Combine crumbs and sugar in pan.
Stir in butter. Press mixture into bottom and 1" up sides of pan. Bake
until light brown, about 7 minutes. Maintain oven temperature at 325F.

For filling: Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually
mix in sugar. Beat eggs in one at a time. Blend in Baileys and vanilla.

Sprinkle half of chocolate chips over crust. Spoon in filling. Sprinkle
with remaining chocolate chips. Bake cake until puffed, springy in center
and golden brown, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Cool cake completely.

For cream: Beat cream, sugar, and coffee powder until peaks form.
Spread mixture over cooled cake.

Garnish cake with chocolate curls.