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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 
 
1Crust: Using a food processor, combine biscuits, sugar and butter. Pat firmly into a large springform pan and bake at 180°C for 10 minutes.
2Filling: 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.
3Beat cheese in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add cocoa and beat again. Add Baileys and beat some more.
4Slowly 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.
5Whip cream and fold into cheese mixture. Pour into crust and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
 
Servings: 12
Yield: 1 cheesecake
 
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