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Chocolate and Irish whiskey cheesecake

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Springfield Food Examiner
Chocolate & Irish Whiskey Cheese Cake
Chocolate & Irish Whiskey Cheesecake

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This Chocolate and Irish Whiskey Cheesecake makes an outstanding presentation without taking a lot of your time to prepare.  The Knot Irish Whiskey Liqueur was chosen for its hints of vanilla and caramel, which blend subtly and flavorful with the chocolate.  Serve with coffee or a dram of the Knot and toast friendships old and new.

Cheesecakes are relitively simple to make and always a crowd pleaser.  Should you be intimidated by the notion we have a list of tips to help easy the process.

 

Coffee Cream Topping

Crust

  • 2 cups chocolate Oreo cookie crumbs
  • (Gluten Free Options Below)
  • 1/4 cup Local Honey
  • 6 tbsp melted butter

Filling

  • 2 1/4 lbs cream cheese, at room temp
  • 1 2/3 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs, at room temp
  • 1 cup Knot Irish Whiskey Liqueur or
  • Your own homemade Coffee & Chocolate Liqueur
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Crust:

Mix all ingredients.  Press into a 10" spring form pan and up the sides one inch.  Bake at 325 f  for 7-10 minutes.

 Filling:

Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until smooth.  Beat sugar in gradually, and then add eggs one at a time.  Blend in liqueur.  Sprinkle half of chocolate chips over crust.  Spoon in filling.  Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips. Bake at 325 degrees approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes or until puffed, springy in center and golden brown. Place a pan of water on bottom rack of oven while baking to keep it moist.  Cool cake completely.

Coffee Cream Topping:

Beat whipping cream, butter, and Coffee & Chocolate Spice and spread over cooled cake.  Top with drizzeled hot chocolate sauce, chocolate curls, toasted nuts or Heath bits. 

Be sure to make and refrigerate at least one day before serving.

**For a Gluten Free Crust on this Cheese Cake, make one batch Basic Cookie/Brownie Mix in a sheet pan

on 300f for 15 minutes longer than directed on package.  The results should be a cruncy crust.  Chop up and use instead of oreos.

Where to find Knot Irish Whiskey Liqueur

Table & Vine

Westfield Spirit Shop

Photo Credit  - Closet Cooking

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Julie loves to cook, travel, and explore. At a very young age she began spending time with her grandmother learning the lore of the Italian kitchen; it was the start of a lifetime's fascination with food. When other people go abroad they visit museums; Julie flocks to grocery stores. Having...

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