Ingredients
Ingredients
Spice Cake
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
Boursin Fig and Balsamic Cheesecake
- 2 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
- 2 5.2 ounce packages boursin fig and balsamic cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1/4 cup fig jam
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
- 5 eggs
Toppings
- 1 cup fig jam
- 12 pecan halves, toasted
- 6 figs, halved
Equipment
Equipment
- 9-inch springform pan
- large mixing bowl
- 9-inch parchment circles
- whisk
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- spatula
- wire rack
- foil
- mixer (handheld or stand) with paddle attachement
- paring knife
- cutting board
Instructions
Instructions
Spice Cake
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch springform pan with non-stick cooking spray and line bottom with 9-inch parchment paper circle. Set aside.
- 2
Combine sugar, brown sugar, and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Whisk until sugar is dissolved. Add vanilla extract and whisk until combined.
- 3
Fold half of the flour mixture into the egg and sugar. Add oil and fold until combined. Fold in remaining flour and orange juice until just combined.
- 4
Pour into prepared springform pan and bake for 10-15 minutes until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 5
Place pan on wire rack and cool to room temperature.
Boursin Fig and Balsamic Cheesecake
- 1
Preheat oven to 300°F. Wrap bottom of pan containing Spice Cake with foil.
- 2
Combine cream cheese, Boursin Fig and Balsamic Cheese, sugar, orange zest, and cornstarch in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat for 4 minutes on medium speed.
- 3
Scrape sides of mixer bowl with spatula. Add mascarpone cheese, fig jam, and maple extract. Continue to mix at medium speed until blended.
- 4
Reduce speed to low and add eggs, one at a time until fully incorporated.
- 5
Pour cheesecake mix on top of Spice Cake in springform pan. Place springform pan in a baking sheet and place in oven. Carefully fill baking sheet with water.
- 6
Bake for 50-65 minutes, until center of cheesecake is set. Remove from water bath and cool on wire rack at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- 7
Cover with foil and refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.
To Serve
- 1
Remove chilled cheesecake from refrigerator and unmold from springform pan. Top with fig jam before slicing. Serve each slice with pecan halves and fresh figs.
