Receta Boston Cream Pie
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- In a small bowl, place the yolks. Beat the egg yolks with a fork or wire whisk until mixed. Stir in 1 1/2 cups milk; set aside.
- In a 2-quart saucepan, stir 1/3 cup granulated sugar, the cornstarch and 1/8 teaspoon salt until mixed.
- Gradually stir egg mixture into sugar mixture.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
- Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat.
- Stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla.
- Press plastic wrap on surface of filling to prevent a tough layer from forming on top.
- Refrigerate at least 2 hours until set but no longer than 24 hours. While filling is chilling, continue with recipe.
- Heat the oven to 350°F.
- Spray just the bottom of a 8-inch round cake pan with baking spray and parchment paper
- In a large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with an electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds.
- Beat on high speed 3 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape bowl. Pour batter into the pan.
- Spread batter evenly in pan and smooth top of batter.
- Bake about 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool cake in pan on a cooling rack 20 minutes, then remove onto cooling rack to finish cooling completely, about 1 hour.
- In a 1-quart saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter and the chocolate over low heat, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, in 1-cup glass measuring cup, microwave the water uncovered on High 15 to 30 seconds or until hot.
- Remove chocolate mixture from heat.
- Stir in the powdered sugar and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla.
- Stir in 3 tablespoons hot water.
- Stir in additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until icing is smooth and thin enough to spread.
- To split cake horizontally in half, cut through the cake with a long, sharp knife, using a back-and-forth motion.
- On a serving plate, place bottom layer with the cut side up.
- Spread filling over bottom layer.
- Top with top of cake, cut side down.
- Spread glaze over top of cake, using a metal spatula or back of a spoon, letting some glaze drizzle down side of cake.
- Refrigerate uncovered until serving.
- Store any remaining cake covered in the refrigerator.