Recipe: Boston Cream Pie

This is called boston cream pie. Was quite apprehensive as to how it might turn out. But I'm really surprised. It tastes very good. This cream in the middle with the top icing seriously complements the "pie" itself. Why did I say "pie" instead of pie? Because this seems more like a cake to me. Hahahaha! Whatever! All I know is that it tastes awesome!


Ingredients for the pie

225g flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
115g butter
200g granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
175ml milk


Ingredients for the filling in the middle

250ml milk
3 egg yolks
90g granulated sugar
25g flour
15g butter
1 teaspoon vanilla essence


Ingredients for the chocolate glaze

25g plain chocolate
25g butter
50g icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
about 1 tablespoon of hot water

Instructions


1. Preheat oven to 190 degrees celcius.

2. Prepare two 8inch by 2inch round baking tins.

3. Sift flour together with the baking powder and salt.

4. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

5. Add the eggs one at a time. Then stir in vanilla essence.

6. Add milk and dry ingredients alternately, mixing only enough to blend thoroughly. DO NOT OVER BEAT THE MIXTURE.

7. Divide the mixture into the 2 tins and spread out evenly. Bake for about 25 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake will come out clean.



Now for the filling


1. Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it boils then immediately stop and put aside.

2. In a heatproof bowl, beat the egg yolks until smooth.

3. Gradually add in the sugar and beat till its pale yellow.

4. Beat in the flour.

5. Slowly pour in your hot milk and beat constantly while pouring.

6. Once all milk poured and stirred, place ur heatproof bowl over a double boiler.

7. Stir constantly until thicker. Then remove from the heat and stir in butter and vanilla essence.

8. After the cakes have cooled, use a sharp knife to cut off the dome of the cake so that it is flat.

9. PLace one cake on your serving tray, pour the filling on it and spread evenly till the edges. Then place the other cake over this cake.
 Now for the chocolate glaze:


1. Melt the chocolate with butter on a double boiler.

2. Once it is smooth, remove from heat and beat in the icing sugar to make a thick paste.

3. Add in vanilla essence.

4. Add in about 1 tablespoon of hotwater. If the glaze is not in a spreadable consistency, you may add more hot water.

5. Spread the glaze over the top of the cake and you may want to dust with icing sugar.

 Remember to refrigerate this because the filling will melt at room temperature.

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