Tiramisu Cheesecake

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This tiramisu cheesecake has a layer of coffee liqueur-soaked ladyfingers, baked with a decadent, creamy coffee filling, topped with grated chocolate.

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) package ladyfingers
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons coffee-flavored liqueur
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 (8 ounce) container mascarpone cheese, softened
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons coffee-flavored liqueur
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon heavy cream, or more as needed
1/4 ounce semisweet chocolate

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place a pan of water on the lowest oven rack.
2 To make the crust: Crush ladyfingers into fine crumbs. Place crumbs into a bowl with melted butter and coffee-flavored liqueur; stir until evenly combined. Press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
3 To make the filling: Beat cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until very smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix in coffee-flavored liqueur. Add flour and eggs; mix on low speed just until smooth. If batter seems too thick, mix in heavy cream. Pour batter over the crust.
4 Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven until just set, 40 to 45 minutes.
5 Open the oven door, turn off the heat, and leave cheesecake to cool on the center rack for 20 minutes.
6 Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 more minutes.
7 Refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or overnight.
8 Just before serving, grate semisweet chocolate over the top.