Boston Cream Pie Recipe

A classic Boston Cream Pie Recipe featuring soft vanilla cake layers, silky pastry cream, and a glossy chocolate ganache topping. This timeless dessert is rich, indulgent, and perfect for any occasion.

No ratings yet

Print Pin

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 30

Chilling Time: 2

Total Time: 3

Servings: slices

Calories: 450kcal

Cost: $17

Equipment

2 9-inch round cake pans
Stand mixer or hand mixer
Medium saucepan
Whisk and rubber spatula
Wire cooling racks
Offset spatula for spreading

Ingredients

Vanilla Cake:

2¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup unsalted butter softened
1½ cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs room temperature
1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup whole milk room temperature

Pastry Cream:

2 cups whole milk
⅔ cup granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup cornstarch
4 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Chocolate Ganache:

1 cup heavy cream
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chopped
1 tablespoon light corn syrup optional

Instructions

Make the Pastry Cream:

Heat milk until steaming
Whisk sugar, salt, cornstarch, and egg yolks
Temper eggs with hot milk
Cook until thickened
Add butter and vanilla
Chill for 2 hours

Make the Cake:

Preheat oven to 350°F
Mix dry ingredients
Cream butter and sugar
Add eggs and vanilla
Alternate flour and milk
Bake 25-30 minutes

Make the Ganache:

Heat cream
Pour over chocolate
Whisk until smooth
Add corn syrup if using

Assemble:

Layer cake-cream-cake
Top with ganache
Chill before serving

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition