If you have visited the 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE, you have likely already tasted some of the most sensational flavors of the season. Today, in our usually Saturday Cooking Sesh, we are going to share the Disney Parks recipe for one of our favorite dishes with you. This weekend, we are making the Boursin Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake from the Milled & Mulled Global Marketplace, and my mouth is watering just writing out my shopping list. Here is the recipe:
Boursin Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake
EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival
Makes one 9-inch cake
Spice Cake Ingredients
- 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 packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
Boursin Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake Ingredients
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 2 (5.2 ounce) packages Boursin Fig & 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
Topping Ingredients
- 1 cup fig jam
- 12 pecan halves, toasted
- 6 figs, halved
Spice Cake Instructions
- 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.
- Whisk flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves together in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Combine sugar, brown sugar, and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Whisk until sugar is dissolved. Add vanilla extract and whisk until combined.
- 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.
- Pour into prepared springform pan and bake for 10-15 minutes until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Place pan on wire rack and cool to room temperature.
Boursin Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Wrap bottom of pan containing Spice Cake with foil.
- Combine cream cheese, Boursin Fig & 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.
- Scrape sides of mixer bowl with spatula. Add mascarpone cheese, fig jam, and maple extract. Continue to mix at medium speed until blended.
- Reduce speed to low and add eggs, one at a time until fully incorporated.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cover with foil and refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.
To Serve
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.
- Cook’s Note: Any variety of fresh figs can be used in this recipe.
- Always use caution when handling sharp objects and hot contents.
- Please supervise children who are helping or nearby.
- This recipe has been converted from a larger quantity in the restaurant kitchens.
- The flavor profile may vary from the restaurant’s version.
