Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynne
Bryan had never heard of a Boston Cream Pie, and he was pretty excited at the thought of getting a pie for dessert. You can imagine his surprise when I started putting it together. I think he was kind of disappointed.
A Boston Cream Pie is vanilla cake, filled with vanilla custard and covered with chocolate. I’ve heard that the dessert originated in Boston, but I don’t know why it is called a “pie” instead of a “cake.”
I was also a little disappointed in this cake. I had no problem with the vanilla custard or the chocolate glaze, but the cake itself was slightly dry. I would not have wanted to eat the cake on its own. All told, this cake was just okay. It is pretty easy to put together (no fancy filling or frosting), but I imagine there are better recipes for Boston Cream Pie out there.
Vicki, I certainly could have overbaked the cake, but I don’t recall thinking that I did. I just thought it was a very dry cake. A better Boston Cream Pie, in my opinion, is the one that Cooks Illustrated did in February or March. I found a version here. If you try it, let me know how it turns out.
Do you think you overcooked it? I would love to make this. I love Boston Cream Pie.
I’ve always wondered why it was called a pie and not a cake but no one seems to know. It looks so delicious in your picture. When I worked at the bank, the little restaurant across the street would make this for it’s dessert of the day every so often and the lady who owned the restaurant would always make sure I got a slice. Hers had chocolate frosting tho, not the glaze. It was delicious but I haven’t had one in ages. Makes me want to crack open that cookbook! LOL