National Boston Cream Pie Day is finally here. Pie lovers move along. Cake lovers, pull up a chair. Let’s celebrate the cake with an identity crisis! Boston Cream Pie is a chocolate frosted, custard filled cake that everyone loves.
The history of this delicious pie, is actually a cake that was created with a pudding and cake combination which contains two layers of sponge cake filled with vanilla flavored custard or creme patisserie. It was first made in Boston’s Parker House Hotel by Armenian-French Chef M. Sanzian in 1856.
For you Boston Cream Pie Lovers. Here’s a recipe from Betty Crocker on how to make this rich traditional; dessert.
Ingredients
Cream Filling
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups of milk
1/3 cup of granulated sugar
2 tablespoons of cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon of salt
2 teaspoon of vanilla
Cake
1 ¼ cups of all-purpose flour
1 cup of granulated sugar
1/3 cup of butter, room temperature
¾ cup of milk
1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of vanilla
½ teaspoon of salt
1 large egg
Chocolate Icing
3 tablespoons of butter
3oz unsweetened baking chocolate
3 to 4 tablespoons of water
1 cup powdered sugar
¾ teaspoon of vanilla
Steps
1. Place an egg separator over a small bowl. Crack open 1 egg over the egg separator to seperate the yolk from the white; then separate the other egg. (Save the whites for another recipe.) In a small bowl, place the yolks. Beat the egg yolks with a fork or wire whisk until mixed. Stir in 1 1/2 cups milk; set aside.
2. In a 2-quart saucepan, stir 1/3 cup granulated sugar, the cornstarch and 1/8 teaspoon salt until mixed. Gradually stir egg mixture into sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla. Press plastic wrap on surface of filling to prevent a tough layer from forming on top. Refrigerate at least 2 hours until set but no longer than 24 hours. While filling is chilling, continue with recipe.
3. Heat the oven to 350°F. Spray just the bottom of a 9-inch round cake pan with the baking spray.
4. In a large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with an electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, stopping frequently to scrape batter from side and bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape bowl. Pour batter into the pan; use a rubber spatula to scrape batter from bowl, spread batter evenly in pan and smooth top of batter.
5. Bake about 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a cooling rack 20 minutes, then remove onto cooling rack to finish cooling completely, about 1 hour.
6. In a 1-quart saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter and the chocolate over low heat, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, in 1-cup glass measuring cup, microwave the water uncovered on High 15 to 30 seconds or until hot. Remove chocolate mixture from heat. Stir in the powdered sugar and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in 3 tablespoons hot water. Stir in additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until icing is smooth and thin enough to spread.
7. To split cake horizontally in half, mark middle points around side of cake with toothpicks. Using toothpicks as a guide, cut through the cake with a long, sharp knife, using a back-and-forth motion. On a serving plate, place bottom layer with the cut side up. Spread filling over bottom layer. Top with top of cake, cut side down.
8. Spread glaze over top of cake, using a metal spatula or back of a spoon, letting some glaze drizzle down side of cake. Refrigerate uncovered until serving. Store any remaining cake covered in the refrigerator.
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