Decadent Balieys Cheesecake (Cakes)

Member Name: loobyleeby

Product:	Cakes
Date:	11/11/08 (59 review reads)
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Advantages: Everybodys favourite

Disadvantages: None!!!

Bailey's Cheesecake - a decadent recipe!

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
2 cups digestive crumbs
2 cups sugar, divided
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 lb cream cheese, softened
5 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup Bailey's Irish Cream
1 cup double cream
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
1 to 2 oz semisweet chocolate

Directions:

"1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Coat bottom and sides of a round cake tin with softened butter.
2. Combine digestive crumbs, 1/2 cup of the sugar and melted butter in a bowl until well blended. Then evenly press crumb mixture onto the bottom and about 1 inch up the sides of buttered pan.
3. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and beat until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, making sure to scrape sides after each addition. Beat until well incorporated and very smooth. Beat in vanilla extract and Bailey's until well mixed.
4. Pour into prepared tin and bake in for approximately 1hr and 15 mins or until centre is the consistency of set gelatine.
5. Remove cake from oven and let cool. When cool, remove tin and refrigerate until ready to serve.
6. When ready to serve, whip double cream with confectioners' sugar and garnish top of cake with whipped cream rosettes. Shave chocolate over top to serve.

This is a great cake for Balieys lovers especially at christmas!!

Summary: The best alcoholic cheesecake there is