Boston Cream Pie
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A classic Boston cream pie with vanilla cake layers, pastry cream filling, and chocolate ganache topping. Rich, creamy, and indulgent with the contrast of light cake and dense chocolate. A showstopper dessert for special occasions.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 10- 2 cups half-and-half
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- Pinch salt
- 5 large egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs (at room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1¼ cups buttermilk
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate (finely chopped)
- ¾ cup heavy cream
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 240M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 45m
- Cook
- 35m
- Sodium
- 489mg
- Total sugar
- 54g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 338mg
- Calcium
- 128mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 45M
- SODIUM
- 489MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.