Look what I made last night:
That's a Baileys Irish Cream cheesecake. I keep suddenly being AWARE that it is in my fridge, waiting. The cheesecake DOES have a destination, thank goodness - The Baby and I are going to a party this morning, and the mothers in attendance should take besotted care of it. The cheesecake is traveling in the springform pan until we get to the party - the pan helps the cake maintain its shape.
The recipe was REALLY simple - it's an unbaked cheesecake recipe, which means that it's well within the reach of any cook, no matter how unsure of your baking skills you might be. Just make sure that you read through the recipe first and give the cake adequate time to chill. Here's the recipe:
Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake
For the Base:
2oz (50g) Butter
5oz (125g) Digestive Biscuits, crushed (or you can do what I did and use graham cracker crumbs)
For the Filling: 1 packet soft cheese (such as Philadelphia) (my note: this is the equivalent of four smaller packages of cream cheese, okay?)
1oz (25g) Caster sugar
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 pint/250ml fresh cream
3fl.oz (75ml) Baileys
Method: Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the biscuit crumbs. Press the mixture into the bottom of an 8" loose bottomed baking tin. Chill for at least an hour.
Beat the cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice together until smooth. Whip the cream and fold with the Baileys into cream cheese mixture. (And oh my goodness, how did I ever whip cream before I had this?) Pour onto the chilled biscuit base and chill overnight.
Push up removable base and decorate cheesecake with chocolate shavings or fruit.
My husband was absolutely stricken that I made a cheesecake that wasn't for him, so I ended up making us these for a nightcap last night:
Mint-Night Madness
To a blender, add 1 cup ice, 2 oz. Baileys mint chocolate liqueur, 1 oz. milk and 1 scoop chocolate ice cream. Blend and pour into a wine goblet and garnish with a mint chocolate.
That cheered him RIGHT up.
Want more recipes for Bailey's? Check out Kath's post at the Girls' Night!
Ooooooooh. That cheesecake looks divine! No wonder your hubby was p.oed. Did the Baileys Mint-Night Madness satisfy or at least numb the pain? ;0
I do not even like cheesecake and that looks yummy!
I'm sure the cheesecake is delicious (Baileys... cream cheese... count me in!) BUT those berries look freshly picked! You'll be a hit at the party, I'm sure!
Ooo - I got one of those hand blenders for a wedding present, and I've never used it to whip cream!!! But now I will...thanks for the tip!
So many Canadian things I do not have in my cupboard. But it looks yummy.
Oh my gosh, that looks so good. I haven't had cream cheese in the house since J was diagnosed with milk allergy. You're killing me! I used to love Bailey's back in the day when I could actually drink one beverage without feeling too terribly loopy. Say, what is Caster sugar?
That is making me DROOL.
i want this right now.
in fact, i NEED it.
I just ate some strawberries, but I think they would have been much better attached to that cheesecake! Looks delicious!
So yummy - and egg-free.
(I'm allergic and deprived, DEPRIVED of many desserts. I'm dancing the happy dance.)
I'm in dessert lust and it's only 4:48 in the morning! Must not read this blog so early. Must not read this blog so early. Must not...
I need to come to one of your parties. They're way more fun than mine.
Oh goodness that mint drink looks amazing!!! I showed your new mixer to the Husband who is now drooling evening though we have a perfectly fine stand mixer in our kitchen. The dough hook is my favourite attachment, if it weren't for that, I would probably never bake bread. Enjoy your new mixer! What a fabulous perk!