Boston Cream Pie II

Name: Boston Cream Pie II
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 3 Tbsps butter; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 1 egg; 2 egg yolks; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour; 355 milliliters milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters shortening; 57 grams unsweetened chocolate; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 Tbsps hot water; 79 milliliters white sugar

Boston Cream Pie II might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 6g of protein, 20g of fat, and a total of 370 calories. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up water, shortening, chocolate, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Boston Cream Pie Waffles with Dairy-Free Pastry Cream and Homemade Chocolate Sauce, Boston Cream Pie, and Boston Cream Pie.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 inch round cake pan.

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All Purpose Flour

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Cake Form

Oven

Beat the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, 3/4 cup milk, shortening, 1 egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla at low speed, scraping bowl constantly for 30 seconds. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally for 3 minutes.

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Baking Powder

Shortening

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Milk

Salt

Egg

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Bowl

Pour batter into the prepared pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean.

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Oven

Remove from the pan and let cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Frying Pan

To Make The Cream Filling: In a 2 quart saucepan, mix 1/3 cup of the sugar, the cornstarch and salt. Stir in the milk gradually and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir at least 1/2 of the mixture slowly into the egg yolks. Return egg yolk mixture to the saucepan and boil and stir for 1 minute.

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Corn Starch

Egg Yolk

Cream

Sugar

Milk

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and stir in the 2 teaspoons vanilla.

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Vanilla

Let cool to room temperature.

Heat the chocolate and butter or margarine over low heat until melted.

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Chocolate

Butter

Remove from the heat and stir in the confectioners' sugar, and vanilla. Stir in the water, one teaspoon at a time, until glaze is of desired consistency.

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Powdered Sugar

Vanilla

Glaze

Water

To Assemble the Cake: Split the cooled cake in half to make 2 thin layers. Fill the layers with the filling. Then spread the chocolate glaze over the top. Refrigerate any leftover cake.

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Chocolate Glaze