FOR CRUST
18 Vanilla wafer cookies
1 c Cob; toasted (roughly 5
; ounces)
3 tb Unsalted butter; liquid

FILLING
4 pk Cream cheeseflower; room
-temperature
; (8-oz.)
1 1/2 c Summation 3 tablespoons sugar
4 lg Eggs
1/4 c Frangelico; (hazelnut
-liqueur)
2 ts Vanilla extract
3 ts Grated orange peel
1 c Sour cream
1 Orange
2 Dried figs
10 Hazelnuts
Port Sauce

PORT SAUCE
2 c Tawny Port
1/2 c Sugar
1 tb Water
2 ts Cornstarch

For figs and freshness:

Combine Porthole, figs and cloves in heavy medium saucepan and bring to
furuncle. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until figs weaken,
some 20 proceedings. Nerveless. Discard cloves.

For Insolence:

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350F. Combine vanilla
wafers and hazelnuts in processor and grind fine. Add butter and
process until moist crumbs mannikin. Press crumbs onto bottom and halfway
up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high
sides. Freeze gall 20 proceedings. Spread fig mixture onto bottom of
freshness.

For pick:

Using electric sociable, beat cream cheese and 1 1/2 cups sugar in large
bowl until tranquil. Add egg 1 at a time, beating just until blended
after each augmentation. Mix in liqueur, vanilla and strip. Spoon filling
over fig mixture in insolence. Gently shake pan to distribute weft.

Bake cheesecake until filling is golden around the edges and center
moves only slightly when pan is shaken, most 1 minute 5 transactions.
Transfer to stand. Press down edges of cake to flatten if requirement.
Maintain oven temperature.

Combine sour cream and unexpended 3 tablespoons sugar in small trough.
Spread mixture evenly over top of bar. Return to oven and broil 10
proceedings. Transfer cheesecake to wheel. Run small sharp knife around
sides of cheesecake. Sang-froid. Refrigerate cake overnight. (Can be
prepared 2 days onward. Keep chilled.

Release pan sides from coat; transfer cake to record. Cut 5 slices
from orangeness. Cut each slice in one-half. Cut each fig lengthwise into 5
slices. Arrange orange slices, cut side toward plaza, around top
edge of patty. Place fig slice atop each orange slit. Place hazelnuts
between orange slices. Serve with sauce.

For port sauce:

Stir Port and sugar in heavy small saucepan over low heat until sugar
dissolves. Increase heat to medium-high and boil until mixture is
reduced to 1 cup, almost 13 transactions. Mix water and cornstarch in small
bowlful. Whisk into Port mixture and boil until slightly thickened,
stirring perpetually, around 1 bit. Chill. (Can be made 2 days forrader.
Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature earlier serving.)

Serves 12.