Baileys Baked Cheesecake
By Baileys
Published on 13 April 2022
This decadent dessert is a little slice of Baileys heaven. Think cheesecake was invented in New York? Think again. A cheesecake recipe was actually found in Greece in a cookbook from 230 AD. Although we bet that recipe didn't taste quite like the recipe here!Time and servings
1 hr 35 minsTotal time
12Servings
20 minsPrep time
1 hr 15 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 500 g of marscapone cream cheese
- 50 ml of baileys original irish cream
- 200 g of dark chocolate,100g for the filling, 75% cocoa or more, plus 100g to serve
- 40 g of caster sugar
- 1 tbsp of cocoa powder, to serve
- 110 g of sweet oat biscuits
- 25 g of butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp of cream, to serve
Method
Step 1
Crush up the oat biscuits with a rolling pin and mix thoroughly with the melted butter to make your base mixture.Step 2
Press the mixture firmly into the base of a 7-inch (18cm) cake tin with 3-inch (7.5cm) high sides. Pre-bake for 20 minutes and 200C/400F/gas mark 6, then remove from the oven to cool. Reduce the oven to 150C/300F/gas mark 2.Step 3
Start the top layer by melting the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of hot water. Take care not to let the bowl touch the water, and don't overheat the chocolate as it will separate.Step 4
Spoon the creamy marscapone into a large bowl and whisk until smooth. Add the eggs ans ugar and whisk again before adding the melted chocolate and Baileys.Step 5
Pour the mixture into the tin, smoothing it with the back of a spoon, and bake in the centre of the oven for 75 minutes. After that, turn the oven off but leave the cheesecake inside until completely cold to prevent cracking.Step 6
Finally sprinkle the surface of the cheesecake with chocolate curls or shavings. To make them, melt the chocolate as before and spread on a smooth, flat surface to form a 6-inch (15cm) circle and chill in the fridge for 45 minutes.Step 7
Drag a cheese slicer or sharp knife across the surface of the chocolate to form curls or shavings.Step 8
Invite everyone around and serve with creme fraiche or cream.