Reviewed: May 7, 2012

only 4 stars cuz the temp should be 375 and the time should be 1.5 hrs. Other than that this is an amazing cheese(more like Mouse) cake. Just a suggestion, I used a chocolate stout instead of Guinness and I'm sooo happy I did.

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YvieWood

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: May 1, 2012

This cheesecake is excellent! I will definitely make it again. I couldn't figure out how to do the shamrocks so I just drizzled the chocolate over each piece.

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Julie J.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Overland Park, Kansas, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2012

Amazing! This is the best cheesecake I've ever made. I don't have the special pan - I used an oreo crust in a tin pan and filled a big baking dish halfway with water and followed the same directions. I think I took it out maybe 20-25 minutes into leaving it in the off/open oven, but I don't think that mattered much. This made enough for me to do 2 cheesecakes in that manner.

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mjaldinger

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2012

Absolutely fabulous!! Kudos to the creator of this recipe! I used a chocolate stout beer and the ghiradelli chocolate chips and after much research...I have all my ingredients at room temperature. The key is to add everything a bit at a time..One egg at time, bit of sugar at a time...pause every so often and scrape the sides of your bowl down! I also LOVE the water bath. I use the extra long Reynolds aluminum foil and wrap my spring pan twice so that NO water is able to make it into the pan and then put my spring form pan into the pan i usually roast my turkey in!. I baked mine about 15 minutes longer...but still kept it in the oven as recommended. As for the chocolate clovers? I put the melted chocolate into my kids medicine dropper and it worked very, very well!! Will make this again and again!! No cracks baby!!

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rfuhrmans

Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2012

Wow! So smooth and creamy and great flavor. Wonderful dessert. Used Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers (in ice cream topping section of grocery). Perfect! Made it for a double birthday: daughter who loves chocolate & cheesecake and her husband who loves Guinness. Not like a typical cheesecake, almost like a cheesecake-mousse hybrid. Didn't know to wrap the pan in foil before baking in the water bath so crust was a little bit soggy but my pan has a decent seal so wasn't bad. Will know next time to use the foil. Didn't look done so baked an extra 10 minutes. Was suspicious that a cheesecake can be done in only 45 minutes! Left in oven, as directed and as I know to do for cheescake. Came out perfect after chilling. Worth the time to make. A definite keeper recipe that will be made again - for my own birthday.

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Chocoholic Pam

Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2012

Very good. A hit with the guests. I found it a little too rich, but goes great with some fresh fruit.

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kitty

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2012

I have never made a cheesecake prior to this. I followed the directions it came out perfect. Everyone loved it. I will make this again.

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maineman

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Boothbay, Maine, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2012

I followed the recipe exactly, no substitutions or anything, but the consistency of the cheesecake was not to my liking. I had to bake it much longer than the recipe required as it came out more than jello-jiggly all over. This may have been due to our high altitude, but I have baked cheesecakes at this altitude before and have not had this trouble before.

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Silaphnae

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Hudson, Ohio, USA

Living In: Dayton, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2012

As many people seem to have made this very touchy recipe with good results, I'm sure the problem is just in the way it was written. I'm a pretty experienced cook and was very excited to learn of this water-bath method, certain it would produce an amazingly smooth cheesecake. But it would be very helpful for the submitter to offer hints as to how much water is needed to cook the cake adequately, and how much heat should be allowed to escape with the door slightly ajar. I followed this recipe exactly as written, along with the recommendation that I wrap the springform pan in foil. (As the latter was not even included in the original recipe, I suppose I was not as diligent as I should have been with this step--some water still managed to seep around.) As there are no hints given, I had to wait until the end of the 1 1/2 hour cooking time to know that I needed to make some adjustments. Please let us know what to watch for to make sure it turns out right!

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Stephi

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Katy, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2012

The Perfect Cheesecake! I have been making this every St. Patrick's Day for years and it is always a huge hit! I follow the recipe EXACTLY and it comes out perfect every time. Cheesecake is a hard one to master. Take your time!

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