Boston Cream Pie
From caramia 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Time consuming but well worth it
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for pan shopping list
- 1 1/4 cups sugar, plus more for pan shopping list
- 1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising) shopping list
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder shopping list
- 3/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 2 large eggs shopping list
- 2 large egg yolks shopping list
- 3/4 cup whole milk shopping list
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract shopping list
- 7 tablespoons heavy cream shopping list
- 3 ounces best-quality semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped shopping list
- Pastry Cream Filling for Boston Cream Pie (see recipe below) shopping list
- Pastry Cream Filling for Boston Cream Pie shopping list
- 2 cups milk shopping list
- 1/2 cup sugar shopping list
- 4 large egg yolks shopping list
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract shopping list
- 1 salt shopping list
- 6 tablespoons cornstarch shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the cake: Lightly butter a 9-by-2-inch round cake pan, and line with parchment paper. Butter parchment, and sprinkle with sugar, tapping out excess; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk eggs and egg yolks on medium speed for 1 minute. Gradually add sugar, and continue beating until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat milk and butter until hot in a small saucepan over medium heat; being careful not to boil the milk. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla. With mixer still running, slowly add hot milk to egg mixture. Gradually add flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, mixing until incorporated. Transfer to prepared pan.
- Bake until cake is golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and cool for 15 minutes. Remove from pan, leaving the cake bottom-side up. Let cool completely.
- Make the glaze: In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring heavy cream to a boil. Place chocolate in a medium bowl, and pour cream over chocolate, stirring until chocolate is melted and well combined. Set aside to cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
- To assemble cake: Remove pastry cream from refrigerator. Beat with a stiff whisk until cream is smooth. Split cake in two even layers; spread bottom half with the pastry cream filling. Top with remaining layer. Pour glaze over center of cake, allowing it to spread, covering top and dripping down the sides. Chill cake for 20 minutes before serving.
- Pastry Cream Filling for Boston Cream Pie
- In a medium saucepan, combine milk and 1/4 cup sugar over medium heat, and bring to a simmer. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks and remaining 1/4 cup sugar until well combined. Whisk in vanilla and salt. Whisk in cornstarch, 1 tablespoon at a time, until fully incorporated. While whisking egg mixture constantly, slowly add 1 cup of the heated milk to the egg mixture. Strain this mixture into milk remaining in saucepan. Continue cooking over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture comes to a full boil, 4 to 6 minutes.
- Transfer to a medium bowl, and cover with plastic wrap, pressing wrap against the filling to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until at least 3 hours and up to overnight.
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minitindel
in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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Hi Caramia. In all my years, I have never baked this but I know how good it tastes. Now that you have shared the recipe, I don't have an excuse not to make it ;) Thank you and high 5 to you and your recipe!
lor
in Toronto loved it
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Wow---Awesome! :)
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in Topeka loved it
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