Chocolate Glazed Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake


This is one of my all-time favorite cheesecake recipes, and i am a cheesecake lover! It was originally published in bon appetit about 10 years ago. It is simple, yet looks and tastes fabulous. Perfect for a holiday dessert since it can be made ahead of time. I see there are several recipes in zaar for bailey's irish cream that could be used in this recipe.

Steps


For crust: preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Finely grind graham crackers in a food processor.
Add butter and blend until combined.
Press crust mixture onto bottom of a 9-inch diameter springform pan.
Bake crust until golden brown , about 8 minutes.
Remove pan from oven , and maintain oven temperature.
For filling: beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until smooth.
Beat in flour.
Add eggs one at a time , beating just until combined.
Mix in remaining ingredients.
Pour filling into crust.
Bake 10 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees.
Continue baking cheesecake until set , about 40 minutes longer.
Cool cake in pan on a rack for 10 minutes.
Run a sharp knife around pan sides to loosen cake.
Cool.
Chill overnight.
For glaze: bring cream to simmer in a heavy medium sized saucepan.
Reduce heat to low.
Add chopped chocolate and stir until smooth.
Cool glaze to lukewarm.
Release pan sides from cheesecake.
Place cheesecake on rack set over a baking sheet.
P.

Ingredients


graham crackers, butter, cream cheese, sugar, all-purpose flour, eggs, sour cream, irish cream, vanilla, whipping cream, semisweet chocolate, chocolate curls