Irish Strawberry-And-Cream Cheesecake

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup irish cream (Bailey's Irish Cream)
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups sour cream, divided
• 3 tablespoons strawberry preserves
• Garnish
• strawberry (whole or sliced)

1. In a bowl, stir the first 3 ingredients together; press mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 9-inch springform pan.
2. Bake at 325u0b0 for 10 minutes; cool on a wire rack; decrease oven temperature to 300u0b0.
3. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, and flour until mixture is smooth-use an electric mixer on medium speed.
4. Gradually add in the vanilla and Irish cream, beating just until blended.
5. Add in eggs, 1 at a time, beating at low speed just until blended after each addition.
6. Add in 3/4 cup sour cream, beating just until blended.
7. Pour half the batter into prepared crust; dollop strawberry preserves over batter; gently swirl batter with a knife to create a marbled effect; top with remaining batter.
8. Bake at 300u0b0 for 55 minutes or until edges of cheesecake are set (center of cheesecake will not appear set).
9. Turn oven off; let cheesecake stand in oven 15 minutes; remove cheesecake from oven; gently run a knife around the edge of cheesecake to loosen.
10. Cool completely on a wire rack; cover and chill 8 hours.
11. Release and remove sides of pan; spread remaining 1/2 cup sour cream evenly over top of cheesecake (optional)-- I don't like the taste of unadorned sour cream so I would leave this off.
12. Garnish with whole strawberries.

graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugar, cream cheese, sugar, allpurpose, vanilla, irish cream, eggs, sour cream, strawberry preserves, strawberry

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/irish-strawberry-and-cream-cheesecake-180555 (may not work)