Irish Cream and Mint Cheesecake with Coffee Sprinkles


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Ingredients for 1 Kuchen
  • For the base
  • 150 g Digestive biscuits
  • 30 g Granulated sugar
  • 50 g Butter, melted
  • Cinnamon
  • For the sprinkles
  • 680 g Butter, chilled
  • 1020 g Granulated sugar
  • 680 g Bread flour
  • 340 g Cocoa powder
  • 100 g Instant coffee powder
  • For the filling
  • 450 g QimiQ Classic
  • 300 g Granulated sugar
  • 45 g Corn flour / starch
  • Vanilla extract
  • 700 g Cream cheese
  • 200 g Baileys® Irish Cream
  • Peppermint oil
  • 270 g Whole egg(s)
  • 105 g Lemon juice
  • 3 g Lemon peel, finely grated
Method
1.
For the base: mix the crumbs, sugar, butter and cinnamon together well. Press firmly into the base of the greased cake ring and chill.
2.
For the sprinkles: cream the butter and sugar together. Add the flour and cocoa powder and mix well. Spread evenly onto a greased baking tray and allow to dry. Bake until done, allow to cool and crumble.
3.
Preheat the oven to 190°C (conventional oven).
4.
For the filling: whisk QimiQ Classic smooth and put to one side.
5.
Mix the sugar, corn flour and vanilla together. Add to the cream cheese and whisk smooth. Add the QimiQ Classic, Baileys, mint to taste, egg, lemon juice and lemon zest and mix well.
6.
Pour the filling onto the crust and top with the streusel. Bake in the hot oven for approx. 120 minutes. Note: the cheesecake is soft after baking. Chill for at least 8 hours to set completely.