One Great Cheesecake

Looking for the perfect cheesecake for springtime holidays like St. Patrick's Day? Try this recipe that includes Baileys®.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 597 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 0.25 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.25 cup white sugar
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 0.33333334326744 cup butter, melted
• 1.5 cups crushed graham crackers
• 0.75 cup Irish cream liqueur (such as Baileys®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan and wrap the bottom in 2 layers of aluminum foil.

Step 2

Mix graham crackers, melted butter, sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Add more butter if the mixture seems dry. Press mixture into the bottom of the prepared springform pan.

Step 3

Mix cream cheese and sugar together in a large bowl until smooth. Blend in Irish cream liqueur. Add eggs 1 at a time. Mix in sour cream, flour, and vanilla extract until batter is smooth. Pour batter into crust. Place filled springform pan into a large, deep baking pan. Add 1 inch of very hot water to the outer pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn off oven and leave cake in the closed oven for 2 hours to cool completely. Chill in the refrigerator before serving, about 1 hour.