Chocolate and Irish Liqueur Cheesecake

Baking and Desserts | Turkmenistan cuisine

⏳ Time

3 hours

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Cheesecakes are great because the neutral flavor of cream cheese allows for endless experimentation with add-ins. This cheesecake... no, not the basque one that everyone is tired of, but an Irish one — one you probably haven't tried. The tone is set by a coffee-chocolate liqueur, whose flavor is strongly associated with cozy winter gatherings by the fireplace, making it a perfect choice for a New Year's feast. If there are children at the table and you're concerned about the alcoholic notes in desserts, you can replace the liqueur with chocolate syrup.

Ingredients

Butter - 3.5 oz
Cookie - 8.8 oz
Semi-soft cream cheese - 21.2 oz
Egg Liqueur - 1 fl oz
Powdered Sugar - 2.1 oz
33% Cream - 10 fl oz
Bittersweet Chocolate - 3.5 oz
Cocoa Powder - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the crushed cookies, and mix well until the cookies absorb all the butter.

Step 2

Spread the resulting mixture evenly at the bottom of a 18 cm (7 inch) springform pan, smooth it out, and place it in the refrigerator to set. This will take about 1 hour.

Step 3

Lightly beat the cream cheese, add the liqueur and powdered sugar, and mix until smooth.

Step 4

Whip the cream until stiff peaks form, then add it to the cream cheese along with the chopped chocolate. Gently fold everything together with a spatula, using an up-and-down motion, until well combined.