Description
Rich Baileys Cheesecake promises a luxurious dessert experience that blends creamy Irish cream with classic cheesecake indulgence. Silky layers meld chocolate and cream cheese into a delectable treat you’ll savor with each heavenly bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Cheesecake Base:
- 250 grams (8.8 ounces) digestive biscuits
- 100 grams (3.5 ounces) unsalted butter
Cheesecake Filling:
- 450 grams (15.9 ounces) mascarpone cheese
- 225 grams (7.9 ounces) cream cheese
- 150 milliliters (5.1 fluid ounces) Baileys Irish Cream
- 200 milliliters (6.8 fluid ounces) double cream
- 100 grams (3.5 ounces) icing sugar
Decoration:
- 60 grams (2.1 ounces) dark chocolate
Instructions
- Gently melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, ensuring it doesn’t burn.
- Pulverize biscuits into fine crumbs using a food processor or rolling pin.
- Thoroughly combine crushed biscuits with melted butter until the mixture holds together.
- Transfer the buttery crumb mixture into a springform pan, pressing firmly and evenly across the bottom.
- Refrigerate the base for approximately 60 minutes to allow it to firm up.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk mascarpone, cream cheese, icing sugar, and Baileys until achieving a silky, uniform consistency.
- In a separate bowl, carefully whip cream until soft, billowy peaks form.
- Delicately incorporate whipped cream into the cheese mixture, folding gently to maintain airiness.
- Carefully spread the creamy filling over the chilled biscuit base, smoothing the surface with a spatula.
- Return the cheesecake to the refrigerator and chill for 120 minutes or until completely set.
- Using a fine grater, create chocolate shavings.
- Sprinkle chocolate shavings over the cheesecake for an elegant finish.
- Carefully release the cheesecake from the springform pan, slice, and serve chilled.
Notes
- Achieve a perfectly smooth base by pressing biscuit mixture firmly and evenly into the tin using the back of a spoon.
- Prevent cream from splitting by ensuring all ingredients are at room temperature before mixing.
- Reduce sugar content by using less icing sugar or replacing with a natural sweetener for a lighter version.
- Keep cheesecake fresh by storing in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: Irish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 567
- Sugar: 31 g
- Sodium: 140 mg
- Fat: 42 g
- Saturated Fat: 25 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg