{"id":41,"date":"2013-01-28T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frugalchicks.nwlens.com\/?p=41"},"modified":"2013-01-28T20:11:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T20:11:00","slug":"boston-cream-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frugalchicks.nwlens.com\/?p=41","title":{"rendered":"Boston Cream Pie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My recipe drawer was a di-sas-ter!\u00a0 I finally pulled the entire drawer out of the cabinet the other day and had to reach way in the back of the cabinet for all the recipes that overflowed and got smashed in the back.\u00a0 Sitting down on the floor in front of the fire with a big Coke on ice, I rolled my sleeves up and dove in.\u00a0 I keep most of my recipes in a card filing box with dividers.\u00a0 But I am SUPER<\/i> lazy about refiling them when I am done.\u00a0 Anyways, I came across this <\/a>recipe for Boston Cream Pie.\u00a0 I’ve been wanting to try it, but was a little intimidated by the fact that the recipe calls for eleven<\/i> eggs, and knew I needed to be in a “cooking for the sport of it” mood.\u00a0 Well, it just so happens that I was and I gave it a try. Its a little labor intensive, but so worth the effort – delicious!<\/p>\n

Sponge Cake<\/b>
1\/4 C. all-purpose flour
1\/2 C. cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1\/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
3 T. milk
2 T. butter
5 room temperature eggs
3\/4 C. sugar<\/p>\n

Preheat oven to 350 with the oven rack in the middle position.\u00a0 Grease two 8 inch round cake pans.\u00a0 Set the pans on a piece of parchment paper and trace around the bottom with a pencil.\u00a0 Cut out the circles of parchment and place inside the greased pans. Whisk flours, baking powder and salt in a bowl.\u00a0 Heat milk and butter in a small saucepan on low until the butter melts.\u00a0 Remove from heat and add vanilla; keep warm.<\/p>\n

Separate three of the eggs, putting the whites into the bowl of a standing mixer with the whisk attachment.\u00a0 Place the three yolks and two whole eggs in another small bowl.\u00a0 Beat the three whites on high speed until foamy.\u00a0 Gradually add 6 T. sugar and continue to beat till soft moist peaks.\u00a0 Transfer the whites to a large bowl, then put the the yolk\/whole egg mixture into the standing mixer bowl.\u00a0 Beat the yolks\/whole eggs with remaining 6 T. sugar on medium high until eggs are thick and pale yellow in color, about 5 minutes.\u00a0 Pour the beaten eggs and yolks into the bowl with the whites.<\/p>\n

Add the\u00a0 flour mixture to the\u00a0 beaten eggs and whites and fold using a rubber spatula.\u00a0 Add the milk mixture and fold until all the flour has been incorporated and whites and whole eggs are evenly mixed. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake until cake tops are light brown and feel firm and spring back when touched, about 20 minutes<\/p>\n

When cakes are done, immediately run a knife around pan to loosen cakes.\u00a0 Invert cakes onto large plates and remove parchment paper.\u00a0 Re-invert cakes from plate onto cooling rack.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Pastry Cream<\/b>
2 C. milk
6 egg yolks
1\/2 C. sugar
1\/4 tsp. salt
1\/4 C. cornstarch, sifted
1 T. rum
1 tsp. vanilla
1 T. butter<\/p>\n

Heat milk in small saucepan until just hot.\u00a0 Whisk yolks, sugar and salt in another large saucepan until mixture is thick and lemon-colored.\u00a0 Whisk in the cornstarch.\u00a0 Slowly whisk in hot milk a little at a time so you don’t cook the eggs.\u00a0 Cook milk mixture over medium-low heat, whisking constantly until it thickens to a pudding like consistency.\u00a0 Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, rum and butter. (At this point, do your best not to stick your face in the pan and eat the whole thing – this stuff is\u00a0 Pour into a bowl and place a piece of plastic wrap directly onto the surface and refrigerate until firm.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Chocolate Glaze<\/b>
1 C. heavy cream
1\/4 C. light corn syrup
8 oz. semisweet chocolate (I used chocolate chips)
1 tsp. vanilla<\/p>\n

Simmer cream and corn syrup over medium heat.\u00a0 Remove from heat and add chocolate.\u00a0 Cover and let stand for 8 minutes.\u00a0 Add vanilla and stir until mixture is smooth.\u00a0 Refrigerate until it has cooled to room temperature.<\/p>\n

Assembly:\u00a0 place one cake layer on a plate or cake stand.\u00a0 Spoon pastry cream over cake and spread\u00a0 to cake edge.\u00a0 Place the second layer on top.\u00a0 Pour glaze over middle of top layer and let flow down the sides.\u00a0 Let sit until glaze fully sets, about 1 hour..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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