Baileys Marble Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups sour cream
• 1/4 cup baileys irish cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 6 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, melted
• 5 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 combine butter and chocolate wafer crumbs. press into the bottom of a 10" springform pan.
• 3 bake for 10 minutes at 325 degrees f.
• 4 filling:.
• 5 in a large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. add eggs one at a time while beating. stir in sour cream, baileys, and vanilla.
• 6 pour 2/3 of the cheesecake mixture over the crust. to the remaining mixture stir the melted chocolate. spoon the chocolate mixture by large spoonfuls over the plain cheesecake mixture. run a knife through it a few times to create a marbled effect.
• 7 bake at 325 degrees f. for about 1 and 1/2 hours, until the center is raised and set. let cool to room temperature.
• 8 topping:.
• 9 coarsely chop the chocolate. mix with whipping cream and butter and melt (on the stove or in microwave). stir in vanilla. spread over top of the cheesecake.
• 10 refrigerate at least 6 hours, or overnight.