Bailey's Chocolate Cheesecake

I don't think this post needs any flashy intro..it's about cheesecake. Chocolate cheesecake. There is Bailey's in this cheesecake. It's topped with dark chocolate ganache.

If you don't want your cheesecake to crack, use a water bath. This is an easy way to have a water bath. Fill a 9x13 pan halfway with water and place it on the bottom rack while the oven preheats, and then while the cheesecake cooks.

Might as well get right to it...


Bailey's Chocolate Cheesecake
from gimmesomeoven

Crust ingredients:

1.5 cups chocolate graham cracker or chocolate cookie crumbs
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup butter, melted

Cheesecake ingredients:

3 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
3 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup Bailey's or other Irish Cream liqueur

Chocolate Ganache:

1/2 cup heavy cream
4 oz. dark chocolate

1. Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl mix cookie crumbs, powdered sugar and cocoa. Add melted butter and stir until well combined. Pat into the bottom of a 9" springform pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 450.
2. In a large bowl combine cream cheese, white sugar, cocoa and flour. Beat at medium speed until blended and smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each egg. Blend in the sour cream and Bailey's, mixing on low speed until blended. Pour filling over crust.
3. Place the cheesecake in the oven on the shelf above the water bath, and bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250 and continue baking for 60 minutes.
4. With a knife, loosen the cheesecake from the rim of the pan. Let cool. Chill for a few hours until ready to serve. Remove the rim of the pan and top with ganache (instructions below).

Ganache:

Heat the cream in a small saucepan over med-low heat until almost boiling. Pour over the chocolate and let sit for 30 seconds. Stir the chocolate and cream until chocolate has melted and is well combined with the cream.


I also topped it with chocolate shavings because why not?