| | | | | Crust | | | 4 pkts | | "Nice" biscuits | | | 2 Tbs | | sugar | | | 12 Tbs | | butter, melted | | | Filling | | | .75 cups | | water | | | 1 kg | | cream cheese, softened | | | 1.5 cups | | sugar | | | 3 Tbs | | cocoa | | | 600 ml | | fresh cream | | | 5 large | | eggs, separated | | | 2 Tbs | | gelatin powder | | | .5 cups | | Baileys Irish Cream liquer | |
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| | | | 1 | Crust: Using a food processor, combine biscuits, sugar and butter. Pat firmly into a large springform pan and bake at 180°C for 10 minutes. | | 2 | Filling: Soften gelatin in a small saucepan with the water. Stir in the egg yolks into two-thirds of the sugar. Add to gelatin and cook over a medium heat stirring constantly until the mixture thickens and bubbles. Cool. | | 3 | Beat cheese in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add cocoa and beat again. Add Baileys and beat some more. | | 4 | Slowly add gelatin mixture and blend well. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add remaining sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Fold into cheese mixture. | | 5 | Whip cream and fold into cheese mixture. Pour into crust and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. |
| | | | Servings: 12 | | Yield: 1 cheesecake | | | | Copyright © 2006, The Gourmet Saint |
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