Bailey's Irish Cream Chocolate Cheesecake

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What you need:

1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs

1/3 cup confectioner's sugar (sifted)

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted)

1/4 cup unsalted butter (melted)

3 (8oz) packages cream cheese (room temperature)

1 1/4 cups white sugar

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

3 TBsp all purpose flour

3 eggs (room temperature)

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup Bailey's Irish Cream liqueur 

Chocolate bar (for garnish)

How to make it:
Preheat oven to 350˚F. In a large bowl, mix together the cookie crumbs, confectioner's sugar and 1/3 cup cocoa. Add melted butter and stir until well mixed. Pat into the bottom of the a 9 inch springform pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes; set aside. Increase oven temperature to 450˚F. In a large bowl of an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, white sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, and flour. Beat at medium speed until well blended and smooth. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in the sour cream and Irish cream liqueur; mixing on low speed. Pour filling over baked crust. Bake at 450˚F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250˚F and continure baking for 60 minutes. DO NOT open oven door. Turn off oven leaving cheesecake to cool. When cooled, put cheesecake on a wire rack to cool completely. Leave cheesecake in springform pan, place in refrigerator to chill overnight. To serve, using a knife, loosen cake from rim of pan and take off. Place on serving platter. Using a vegetable peeler, make chocolate curls and sprinkle on top of the cheesecake. Cut into slices then ENJOY!