Favourite Boston Cream Pie
This pie is super delicious and it is always a big hit at our family gathering dinner.
Yield
12 servingsPrep
25 minCook
45 minReady
70 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⅓ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| ⅔ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | cup |
cake flour
sifted |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| x |
salt
pinch |
*
|
|
| ½ | cup |
milk
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
liquid butter flavoring
|
* |
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| Cream filling | |||
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
cornstarch
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 2 | cups |
milk
|
|
| 4 | each |
egg yolks
slightly beaten |
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | recipe |
chocolate frosting
for glaze |
* |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 158 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 237 | ml |
cake flour
sifted |
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | x |
salt
pinch |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
liquid butter flavoring
|
* |
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| Cream filling | |||
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 59 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 473 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 4 | each |
egg yolks
slightly beaten |
*
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | recipe |
chocolate frosting
for glaze |
* |
Directions
Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Stir in butter flavoring and vanilla.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 9-inch round cakepan.
Bake at 325 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely.
Split cake layer in half horizontally to make 2 layers.
Spread cream filling between layers; spread chocolate glaze over top.
Refrigerate until firm.
Filling: Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan.
Add milk and egg yolks; stir with a wire whisk until blended.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.
Boil, stirring constantly, until thickened (about 1 minute).
