How To Make A Bakery-Worthy Boston Cream Pie

Name: How To Make A Bakery-Worthy Boston Cream Pie
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 1 9-inch cake
Ingredients: For the Cake:; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 300g (1 1/2 cups) granulated sugar173g (1 1/2 cups) cake flour, plus more for dusting; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume3/4 cup (180ml) half-and-half; 56g (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, plus more for pans; For the Simple Syrup:; 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar; 1/4 cup (60ml) water; For the Ganache:; 227g (8 ounces; 1 1/3 cups) coarsely chopped dark chocolate, between 64 and 70% cacao; 1 cup (240ml) heavy cream; 1 teaspoon light corn syrup; 1/4 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume; 14g (1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, cubed, at room temperature; 1 recipe vanilla pastry cream

Prep 50m

Cook 20m

Total 1h 10m

This recipe will guide you in creating a bakery-worthy Boston Cream Pie, with its tender cake layers, rich pastry cream filling, and decadent chocolate ganache topping. Perfect for special occasions or any time you want to indulge in a delicious homemade dessert.

Boston Cream Pie

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Ingredients

(Servings: 1 9-inch cake)

4 large eggs, room temperature

300g (1 1/2 cups) granulated sugar173g (1 1/2 cups) cake flour, plus more for dusting

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume3/4 cup (180ml) half-and-half

56g (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, plus more for pans

1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar

1/4 cup (60ml) water

227g (8 ounces; 1 1/3 cups) coarsely chopped dark chocolate, between 64 and 70% cacao

1 cup (240ml) heavy cream

1 teaspoon light corn syrup

1/4 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume

14g (1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, cubed, at room temperature

1 recipe vanilla pastry cream

Nutrition Facts

Calories

7,596kcal

379%
Fat

307g

15%
Saturated Fat

180g

9%
Carbohydrates

1,181g

59%
Fiber

16g

0%
Sugar

954g

47%
Protein

78g

3%
Cholesterol

2,248mg

112%
Sodium

4,080mg

204%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

How To Make A Bakery-Worthy Boston Cream Pie

Ingredients

For The Cake

For The Simple Syrup

For The Ganache

Steps

Nutrition Facts

How To Make A Bakery-Worthy Boston Cream Pie

Ingredients

For The Cake

For The Simple Syrup

For The Ganache

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

Nutrition Facts