Description
Indulge in Chef John’s Boston Cream Pie, a delectable dessert featuring moist yellow cake, creamy vanilla custard, and rich chocolate ganache, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
cooking spray
1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
3 large eggs
1 ¼ cups water
⅓ cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons cornstarch
6 tablespoons white sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup whole milk
½ tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
4 ounces dark chocolate
chopped
1 teaspoon butter
½ cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat your oven and prepare cake pans with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix the yellow cake mix, 3 eggs, water, and vegetable oil until well combined.
- Pour the batter into prepared pans and bake according to package directions.
- For the filling, whisk together cornstarch, sugar, and milk in a saucepan over medium heat until thickened.
- Remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla, and salt, then let cool.
- Once the cakes are cooled, cut them in half horizontally and fill with the vanilla custard.
- For the ganache, melt dark chocolate and butter together, then stir in cream until smooth.
- Pour ganache over the top of the cake and let it set before slicing and serving.
Notes
Make sure to let the ganache cool slightly before pouring it over the cake to achieve a perfect finish.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 125 mg
Keywords: Chef John's Boston Cream Pie, dessert, Boston cream pie, chocolate ganache, vanilla custard