Description
Indulge in the classic Boston Cream Pie, a delightful dessert featuring layers of tender cake filled with creamy pastry cream and topped with a glossy chocolate glaze. This iconic American treat is sure to impress your guests!
Ingredients
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For the Cake:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
For the Pastry Cream Filling:
- 2 cups whole milk
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
For the Chocolate Glaze:
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup (optional, for shine)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven and prepare the cake: Grease and flour cake pans. Cream sugar and butter, add eggs, mix dry ingredients, and milk. Bake and cool.
- Make the pastry cream: Heat milk, mix sugar, cornstarch, yolks. Cook until thickened, add butter and vanilla. Chill.
- Create the chocolate glaze: Heat cream, pour over chocolate, add corn syrup, stir until smooth.
- Assemble the cake: Layer cake with pastry cream, top with second layer, pour chocolate glaze over. Chill before serving.
Notes
- Prepare pastry cream in advance for complete cooling.
- Level cake layers for a polished look.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
