Irish Cream Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

• Ingredients for Crust
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• Ingredients for Filling
• 2 1/4 lbs cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup irish cream (Baileys or Devonshire)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• Ingredients for Coffee Cream
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
• Ingredients for decoration
• semisweet chocolate bar, shavings

1. Heat oven to 325F degrees.
2. Crust: Lightly grease a 10" spring form pan with butter.
3. Combine crumbs and melted butter in a bowl, then press into bottom and 1" up the sides of pan.
4. Bake until light brown, about 7 minutes.
5. Filling: Using an electric mixer or food processor beat cream cheese until smooth.
6. Gradually incorporate sugar.
7. Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
8. Blend in Irish Cream Liqueur and vanilla.
9. Sprinkle half chocolate chips over bottom crust.
10. Spoon in filling.
11. Sprinkle on remaining chocolate chips.
12. Put cake in oven and bake until puffed, center springs back, and golden brown, about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
13. Cool cake completely.
14. Cream: When cake is completely cool, beat whipping cream, sugar, and coffee powder until peaks form.
15. Spread mixture over cake.
16. Garnish: Decorate top with chocolate shavings.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/irish-cream-chocolate-chip-cheesecake-22709 (may not work)