B-52 Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur (such as grand marnier)
• 2 tablespoons coffee-flavored liqueur (such as kahlua)
• 2 tablespoons bailey's irish cream
• 1 1/2 cups crushed chocolate wafers or 1 1/2 cups graham crackers
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 to make crust: combine chocolate wafer crumbs with margarine. press firmly onto bottom of pan; set aside. bake 5 minutes to set crust.
• 3 beat cream cheese and sugar on medium speed until well-blended.
• 4 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.
• 5 turn oven off and open oven door slightly. leave cheesecake in oven 1 hour.
• 6 remove; cool completely. refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• 7 loosen cheesecake from rim of pan; remove rim.