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boston cream pie

★★★★★ 5
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a recipe by
Carol Keene
@CHK
San Juan Capistrano, CA

My friend and neighbor Jane Mc Williams made this for my birthday because I said it was one of my favorites. It was absolutely delicious!

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Carol's Boston cream pie recipe is fantastic! If you're not familiar with this cake, it dates back to Boston in the 1800s. It's made by slicing a sponge cake in half and filling it with a vanilla pasty cream. Then, a chocolate ganache is poured on top. The spongecake in this recipe is tender, moist, and fluffy. Carol's creamy filling has a hint of sweetness and vanilla flavor. Her chocolate glaze is perfect and helps this cake mimic the flavors of the cake you'd find at the Parker House Hotel.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
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★★★★★ 5
serves 8-12
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 35 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For boston cream pie

  • 1/2 c
    milk
  • 1 c
    sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp
    salt
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 1 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • CREAM FILLING
  • 1/2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1/4 c
    corn starch
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 2 c
    milk
  • 4 lg
    egg yolks slightly beaten
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • CHOCOLATE GLAZE
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter or margarine
  • 1
    square unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 c
    sifted confectioners sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    boiling water

How To Make boston cream pie

  • Heating milk in a saucepan.
    1
    Make a sponge cake with the first group of ingredients. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Heat 1/2 c milk in a small saucepan until bubbles form around the edge. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
  • Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
    2
    Sift flour with baking powder & 1/8 tsp salt and set aside.
  • Adding warmed milk to a mixture of eggs, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract.
    3
    In a small bowl of an electric mixer at high speed beat 2 eggs until thick and lemon colored. Gradually add 1 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, beating until the mixture is thick & smooth - about 5 minutes. Add 1 tsp vanilla extract. At low speed, blend in the flour mixture just until smooth. Add warm milk beating until just blended.
  • Batter poured into a round cake pan and baking.
    4
    Pour into an ungreased 9-inch round layer cake pan. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until the cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Baked cake inverted to cool.
    5
    Remove from oven and invert cake by hanging it between two pans. Cool completely.
  • Sugar, corn starch, salt, and milk heated to a boil.
    6
    Meanwhile, make the cream filling. In a medium saucepan, combine granulated sugar, corn starch, and salt. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil for 1 minute.
  • Milk mixture gradually stirred into egg mixture.
    7
    Remove from heat. Gradually stir half of the mixture into egg yolks. Return to the rest of the hot mixture. Bring to boiling and boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add in vanilla. Let cool completely.
  • Melted butter and chocolate in a bowl.
    8
    Make the chocolate glaze. In a small bowl, over hot water, melt butter and chocolate. Remove the bowl from the water bath and let it cool.
  • Confectioners' sugar and boiling water mixed into melted chocolate.
    9
    Add confectioners' sugar and boiling water. Beat just until smooth and well combined.
  • Cake cut in half and pastry cream spread over one half.
    10
    Remove the cooled sponge cake from the pan and split it into two even layers. Place the bottom layer cut side up on a serving plate. Spread with cooled cream filling.
  • Second half of cake placed on top.
    11
    Top with the remaining layer cut side down.
  • Glaze spread over the cake.
    12
    Spread glaze over top.
  • Boston Cream Pie ready to be sliced.
    13
    Refrigerate if not serving immediately. Keep the remainder not served in the refrigerator. The number of servings depends upon how it is cut.
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