Ingredients

  • 2 lbs cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 2/3 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup Baileys Irish Cream
  • 6 ounces graham cracker crumbs
  • 3/4 cup almonds, sliced, blanched
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
  • 5 ounces unsalted butter, melted
  • 3 ounces white chocolate, grated

Method

  • For Batter: add each ingredient listed below, one at a time, whipping for 5 minutes after each ingredient is added. After last ingredient is added, whip until all is creamy smooth.
  • Cream cheese, then
  • Heaving whipping cream, then
  • Sour cream, then.
  • Eggs, then
  • Sugar, then.
  • Bailey's Irish Cream.
  • For Crust:
  • Mix the graham crackers, almonds, cinnamon and nutmeg together.
  • Add melted butter and mix well.
  • Pack this mixture evenly into spring form pan and bake it for 5 minutes in a preheated 350°F oven.
  • Sprinkle grated chocolate over the crust while the crust is still hot.
  • Add the batter and bake in a water bath at 350°F for approximately 1 1/2 hours or until golden brown.
  • Let it cool in the oven.