Irish Coffee Cheesecake Recipe 425

IRISH COFFEE CHEESECAKE RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Cookie Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter and mix with crumbs and espresso powder. Press into 9" springform pan and bake for 8-10 minutes. Cheesecake: Once crust is cooled, wrap pan in plastic wrap and then wrap in aluminum foil. Mix cream cheese and sugar on medium speed till fully combined. Add cornstarch and espresso powder, and continue to mix until incorporated. Add eggs and vanilla extract. Stir in Baileys. Pour batter into prepared pan and place in a roasting pan. Fill roasting pan about a quarter of the way with hot water and bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes. When the cheesecake is done, remove from the water bath and set on a cooling rack. Once cheesecake has cooled to room temp, refrigerate. Ganache: Bring heavy cream and butter up to a scant boil. Pour over chopped chocolate and stir to combine. Stir in Jameson. Set aside for about 5-10 minutes just so ganache is not piping hot when you pour it on the cheesecake. Pour ganache on cheesecake and refrigerate until it sets. Decorate cheesecake with homemade whipped cream or buttercream. Garnish with chocolate covered espresso beans.

IRISH COFFEE CHEESECAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• CRUST: Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine flour, 1 Tablespoon ground coffee beans, cocoa, and sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg and mix until evenly moistened. (Mixture will appear rather dry.) Spread mixture evenly in a 10-inch springform pan with 3 inch sides; then press firmly over the bottom of the pan and half way up the sides. Bake 8 minutes. Set aside. FILLING: Preheat oven to 450°F. In a large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and 1½ tablespoon ground coffee beans; beat until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in sour cream, Irish cream liqueur, and brewed espresso coffee. Pour filling into prepared crust. Bake at 450°F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250°F and continue baking for 50 to 55 minutes or until top is browned, edges have puffed; and the center is still slightly moist and jiggles when the pan is tapped. With a knife loosen cake from rim of pan. Cool completely before un-molding. Cover and refrigerate at least six hour before serving. If desired, garnish top with chocolate curls or chocolate espresso beans.

LUCK O' THE IRISH CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine cookie crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, milk, extract and food coloring until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips. , Pour onto crust. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 300° until center is almost set, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes; run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. , Trace a small shamrock pattern onto a piece of paper; cut out and set aside. In a microwave, melt remaining chocolate chips. Fill pastry bag with melted chocolate; cut a small hole in a corner. Place shamrock pattern on a baking sheet; place a large piece of waxed paper over pattern. Pipe a chocolate shamrock onto waxed paper, following the pattern. Move waxed paper and repeat to make more shamrocks. , Place in the freezer until hardened, about 4 minutes. Carefully remove shamrocks and arrange on cheesecake.

IRISH CREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Mix together cracker crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, and melted butter. Press this crumb mixture into bottom of 9 inch springform pan with 2 3/4 inch high sides. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees) until brown - about 8 minutes. Transfer crust to rack and cool. Maintain oven temperature.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla in large bowl until blended. Beat in 1 cup sour cream and liqueur. Add eggs one at a time, beating just until combined. Pour filling over crust in pan. Bake until edges are puffed, and center no longer moves when pan is shaken, about 1 to 1/2 hours. Transfer cheesecake to rack, and cool 10 minutes. Maintain oven temperature.
• Mix 1 cup sour cream and 1/4 cup sugar in a small bowl until smooth. Press down edges of cheesecake, and spread mixture on top. Bake 10 minutes. Transfer cheesecake to rack and cool. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Release pan from cheesecake. Cut and serve.

IRISH COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans. Place waxed paper over a large wire cooling rack. Place a 3-quart mixing bowl in the freezer.
• Mix flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Place unsweetened chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Beat eggs in a bowl until thick and lemon-colored, about 5 minutes.
• Remove cold bowl from the freezer and pour in chilled whipping cream; beat until stiff. Fold in eggs, melted chocolate, and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time, folding gently after each addition, until blended. Pour into the prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert layers carefully onto the prepared cooling rack and let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Poke holes in the top of the cakes with a skewer or long-tined fork.
• Stir whiskey, coffee granules, and 2 tablespoons sugar together in a small bowl until coffee is dissolved. Pour 1/2 of the coffee-whiskey mixture over each layer. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine whiskey and coffee granules for the frosting in a large bowl; stir until coffee is dissolved. Add butter and vanilla extract and beat until combined. Gradually mix in powdered sugar on medium speed until smooth. Transfer 1/2 cup of frosting to a pastry bag fitted with an open star tip (#32 or #4B); set aside. Use the remaining frosting to fill layers and frost sides and top of cake.
• Place chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Allow to cool slightly, then transfer to a small pastry bag fitted with a medium-sized writing tip.
• Pipe chocolate in a lattice design across the top of the cake. Pipe a shell border or rosettes around the top edge.