Boston Cream Pie III

Name: Boston Cream Pie III
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 2 Tbsps butter or margarine; 473 milliliters cake flour; 6 servings Chocolate Glaze; 118 milliliters confectioners sugar; 3 egg yolks; 2 eggs; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 237 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoons salt; 28 grams unsweetened chocolate; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp hot water; 237 milliliters white sugar

Boston Cream Pie III might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 11g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 588 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, eggs, sugar, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 - 8 inch round cake pans and line bottoms with rounds of parchment paper. Sift together the cake flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Baking Paper

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In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.

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Butter

Cream

Sugar

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Bowl

Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla.

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Vanilla

Egg

Add the flour mixture alternately with 3/4 cup milk.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

Mix only enough to blend thoroughly; do not overmix.

Divide the batter between 2 - 8 inch pans.

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

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To make the Pastry Cream Filling: In a small saucepan, heat 1 cup milk to the boiling point and remove from heat. In a heatproof mixing bowl, beat 3 egg yolks until smooth. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and continue beating until pale yellow. Beat in 1/4 cup flour.

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Pastry Cream

Egg Yolk

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Milk

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Pour the hot milk into the egg yolk mixture in steady stream, beating constantly. When all the milk has been added, place the bowl over a pan of boiling water so that the bowl is not touching the water, or pour the mixture into the top of a double boiler.

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Heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Cook 2 minutes more, then remove from the heat. Stir in 1 tablespoon butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

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Vanilla

Butter

Let cool.

To make the Glaze: In the top of a double boiler, melt the chocolate with 2 tablespoons butter. When smooth, remove from the heat and beat in the confectioners sugar to make a thick paste.

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Powdered Sugar

Chocolate

Butter

Glaze

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Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in a little of the hot water. If the glaze does not have a spreadable consistency, add more water 1 teaspoon at a time.

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Vanilla

Glaze

Water

To assemble the cake, spread the cooled pastry cream over one of the cake layers.

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Pastry Cream

Spread

Place second cake layer over pastry cream and spread the chocolate glaze over the top using a metal spatula. Dust top with confectioners sugar. Refrigerate any leftover cake.

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Powdered Sugar

Chocolate Glaze