Orange Cheese Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    15 graham cracker squares, crushed
    2 Tbsp. sugar
    1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1/4 c. butter, melted
    2 eggs
    1/2 c. sugar
    1 (8 oz.) carton commercial sour cream
    2 tsp. vanilla extract
    2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened and cut into 1-inch pieces
    2 Tbsp. butter, melted
    1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges
    1/4 c. Cointreau or Triple Sec
    1/2 c. orange juice
    1 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
Preparation
    Combine first 4 ingredients; press into a buttered round cake pan.
    Bake at 400\u00b0 for 6 minutes; cool.
    Combine eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, sour cream and vanilla in container of electric blender. Blend for 15 seconds.
    Gradually add cream cheese; continue blending.
    Add 2 tablespoons butter, blending until well mixed. Drain oranges, reserving 1/2 cup liquid (set aside).
    Combine oranges and Cointreau; let set 30 minutes.

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