Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake

Title:
Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake

Yield:
12 Servings

Categories:
Cheesecake




Ingredients:




-----------------------------------CRUST-----------------------------------


 1 1/2 pk Graham crackers; crushed


   1/3 c  Sugar


     6 tb Butter; melted





----------------------------------FILLING----------------------------------


    24 oz Cream cheese; softened


 1 1/2 c  Sugar


     3    Cocoa


     1 pt Whipping cream


     5    Jumbo eggs separated


     2    Env. knox gelatin


   1/2 c  Bailey's irish cream





 Prepare crust: Combine graham crackers, 1/3 cup sugar and 6 tb butter. Pat


 into bottom of a springform pan and bake at 350'F for 10 minutes.


 


 Prepare filling: Soften gelatin in small saucepan with 3/4 cup water. Stir


 egg yolks into 1 cup sugar. Add to gelatin mixture and cook over med. heat.


 stirring constantly until mixture thickens and bubbles. Cool. Beat cheese


 in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add cocoa and beat again. Add


 Bailey's and beat some more. Slowly add gelatin mixture and blend well.


 Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add remaining 1/2 cup sugar and


 continue beating until stiff peaks form. Fold into cheese mixture. Whip


 cream and fold into cheese mixture. Pour into crust and refrigerated


 several hours or overnight.


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #326 by "John Weber" 
on Dec


 15, 97