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Here's a cheesecake we did for an apprenticeship dinner a few years ago and it became a family favorite!
* Exported from MasterCook *
CHOCOLATE-GLAZED IRISH CREAM CHEESECAKE
CRUST:
6 graham crackers
1/4 cup unsalted butter -- melted
FILLING:
1 1/2 pounds cream cheese -- room temp
7 Tbsps sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
6 Tbsps Irish cream liqueur
6 Tbsps sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extrac
GLAZE:
1/2 cup whipping cream
9 ozs good-quality semisweet chocolate -- chopped
GARNISH:
1 oz white chocolate curls (estimated qty)
raspberries for garnish (~2-3)
1 sprig mint for garnish
CRUST:
1. Oven to 350°
2. Finely grind graham cracker; add butter & blend till combined.
3. Press crust mixture into bottom (NOT SIDES) of a 9" springform pan.
4. Bake crust till golden brown, ~8 min.
FILLING:
1. Using an elect. mixer, beat cream cheese & sugar till smooth. Add flour, then the eggs, one at a time, beating till just combined.
2. Add remaining ingredients.
3. Pour filling into the pan & bake for 10 min. at 350°.
4. Reduce oven temp. to 250° and continue baking till set, ~40 min. longer.
5. Cool. Cover & chill in refrigerator overnight.
GLAZE:
1. Bring cream to a simmer; remove from heat & add chopped chocolate.
2. Stir till melted.
3. Cool till glaze is lukewarm.
COMPLETING:
1. Once cheesecake is chilled, remove the sides of the springform pan & place the cake on a rack set over a b. sheet.
2. Pour glaze over the cheesecake, spreading w/offset spatula to cover top and sides; allow excess to drip onto the sheet.
3. Let glaze set before serving.
GARNISH:
Place slice of cheesecake back of plate, top w/white chocolate curls. On either side, place 3 berries and a mint sprig. or culinary pansies.
Description:
"Every year the apprentices going through the A.C.F. (American Culinary Federation) culinary program put on a dinner for the community. The year we served this cheesecake the plates were licked clean!"
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