B 52 Cheesecake Food

B-52 BOMBER CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Crush or process cookies. Pour Kahlúa over cookie crumbs and mix well. Add the melted butter and stir to combine. Press into a 10" springform pan, which has been lined with a sheet of parchment paper. ***I cover the flat bottom of a springform pan with parchment paper and snap the side ring around the bottom, catching the parchment securely. This makes the cheesecake easy to release from the pan. As always, I wrap the bottom and sides of the springform pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil and set it in a roasting pan to fill with hot water before baking. In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Remove 2 cups of batter to a separate bowl. Set aside for the Grand Marnier Layer. Bailey's Layer: To the remaining batter, add 1/2 cup Bailey's Irish Cream. Stir the Irish cream into the batter and mix well. Grand Marnier Layer: 2 cups of batter set aside earlier 1/4 cup Grand Marnier 1 Tablespoon *freshly grated orange peel Add the Grand Marnier and orange peel to the batter set aside earlier and mix well. Bake for 55 minutes at 350° or until the center is almost set. Open the oven door slightly and leave the cheesecake in the oven to cool. Remove from the oven, cover with aluminum foil, and chill overnight. Before serving, add chocolate curls, orange zest, and sprigs of mint.

B-52 CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees if using a silver 8- or 9-inch springform pan; 325 degrees if using a dark springform pan. Line pan bottom with parchment or waxed paper.
• To make crust: Combine chocolate wafer crumbs with margarine. Press firmly onto bottom of pan; set aside. Bake 5 minutes to set crust.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar on medium speed until well-blended.
• Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed until blended. Divide batter into 3 parts. Add 1 liqueur to each part. Spread each part over crust, in layers. Bake 60 to 70 minutes, until center is almost set.
• Turn oven off and open oven door slightly. Leave cheesecake in oven 1 hour.
• Remove; cool completely. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Loosen cheesecake from rim of pan; remove rim.