"BAILEY'S CHEESECAKE"

Crust

2 cups crushed graham crackers
6 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup sugar

Filling

1 tablespoon vanilla
2 1/4 lb. cream cheese, softened
1 2/3 cup sugar
1 cup Bailey's (any flavor)
5 eggs (room temperature)

Cream

1 cup chilled whipping cream
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon instant coffee powder, or a couple tablespoons Bailey's

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Combine crust ingredients, press into bottom of greased 9-inch springform pan (sometimes I cut out a circle of parchment paper to put on bottom).  Bake 7 minutes.

Beat cream cheese until smooth.  Gradually add sugar.  Beat in eggs 1 at a time.  Blend in Bailey's and vanilla.  Pour filling into crust.  Bake 1 hour 20 minutes.  Cool completely in pan, then refrigerate.

For whipped cream topping, beat ingredients until peaks form.  Spread over cooled cheesecake.

**THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CHEESECAKES EVER!!