Boston Cream Pie Recipe

"An American classic, Boston cream pie isn't a pie at all Its base is an old-fashioned hot milk cake, a downy-soft, buttery yellow cake How you whip the eggs and the sugar is critical, as the tiny air bubbles they produce add lift to the finished product..."

INGREDIENTS
3 large egg yolks
½ cup/100 grams granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Pinch kosher salt
1 cup/240 milliliters whole milk
¼ cup/60 milliliters heavy cream
1 tablespoon/14 grams unsalted butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
8 tablespoons/114 grams (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for the pan
1 ¾ cups/224 grams all-purpose flour
1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
¾ cup/180 milliliters whole milk
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup/200 grams granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¼ cup/60 milliliters heavy cream
4 ounces/113 grams semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon neutral oil, such as safflower
Pinch kosher salt
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