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Boston Cream 04

Make Boston Cream 04 at home with Flour, Milk, Sugar, Baking Powder, and Salt. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 1 cup
• 1 1/2
• 1/2
• 1
• 1/3 cup
• 1/8
• 1 1/2 cup
• 2
• 3 tbsp
• 1
• 3/4
• 2 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350.

2. 2

   Grease and flour round 9" pan.

3. 3

   Beat together flour, milk, sugar, shortening, baking powder, egg, salt and vanilla in large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds.

4. 4

   Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 3 minutes.

5. 5

   Pour into pan. Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 35 minutes; cool.

6. 6

   Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in 2-quart saucepan.

7. 7

   Stir in milk gradually.

8. 8

   Cook over medium heat, stirring, until mixture thickens and boils.

9. 9

   Boil and stir 1 minute.

10. 10

    Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.

11. 11

    Cool to room temperature.

12. 12

    Heat chocolate and butter over low heat until melted.

13. 13

    Remove from heat; stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.

14. 14

    Stir in water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until glaze is of desired consistency.

15. 15

    Split cake to make 2 layers. Fill with Cream Filling and spread top with Chocolate Glaze. Refrigerate leftovers!