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On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:44:43 -0800 (PST), fired up
random neurons and synapses to opine:

>I'm looking for an old recipe for Boston Cream Pie....it's more like a
>cake


This is pretty traditional:

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Boston Cream Pie

desserts

sponge cake:
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon plus 2 tablespoons butter for pans
8 eggs
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 1/2 cups pastry cream, recipe follows
2 cups chocolate fondant icing; store bought
pastry cream:
2 1/4 cups whole milk
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, separated
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon butter

In a saucepan, whisk the 2 cups of the milk and sugar together. Place
the
pan over medium heat and bring the liquid up to a simmer. Whisk the
egg
yolks together. Temper the hot milk into the egg yolks. Whisk the egg
mixture into the hot milk mixture. In a small bowl, dissolve the
cornstarch
in the remaining milk, making a slurry. Whisk the slurry into the hot
milk
mixture. Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook
the
mixture, stirring constantly, until the filling is thick, about 4 to 6
minutes. Fold in the vanilla, and butter. Mix well.

Sponge cake:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a small sauce pan, heat the milk
and
2 tablespoons butter together. Using an electric mixer fitted with a
wire
whip, combine the eggs and sugar together. Beat on medium-high speed
for
about 8 minutes, or until the mixture is pale yellow, thick and has
tripled
in volume. With the machine running slowly add the heated milk. In a
mixing bowl sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together. Fold the
flour mixture into the egg mixture and mix thoroughly so that there
are no
lumps and the mixture is smooth. Fold in the vanilla.
Grease 2 each 9-inch round cake pans with 2 tablespoons of butter.
Sprinkle
each with a tablespoon of sugar. Pour the cake batter evenly into the
pans
and bake for about 25 minutes, or until the cakes spring back when
touched. Cool for about 2 minutes. Using a thin knife, loosen the
edges of
the cakes, then flip onto a wire rack. When the cakes have cooled
completely, slice each cake in half. To assemble, place the bottom
layer on
a 9-inch round cardboard and place it on a wire rack. Spread 1 1/2
cups of
the pastry cream evenly on top of the layer. Top with the second layer
of
cake. Spread 1 1/2 cups of pastry cream on it. Repeat the same process
with
the third layer. Top with the fourth layer. If necessary, shave off
any
uneven pieces of cake with a serrated knife so that it is smooth and
even
on all sides. Frost the entire cake with the chocolate fondant. Place
the
cake in the refrigerator and chill completely. Slice the cake into 16
slices.

Contributor: Emeril LaGasse

Yield: 16 slices


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Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines


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