At the request of the birthday boy (hubby), I made a Boston Cream Pie for the first time ever. Surprisingly, it was fairly easy, even making the chocolate ganache, a frosting that I have always been wary of because it seems difficult. The only twist on the traditional recipe that we included was a layer of chocolate chips on top of the filling. Because well, chocolate chips make everything better!
Ingredients
Yellow cake mix (along with eggs, oil and water)
Jello Instant Pudding/Pie Filling in Vanilla (along with milk)
8 oz of semi-sweet chocolate
3/4 cup of heavy cream
semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
Directions
Prepare and bake cake mix as directed on box in two 8" or 9" circle cake pans. Be sure to grease and flour pans for easy removal.
After letting cool, place one cake on a platter. Prepare vanilla pudding as directed (mix with cold milk for 2 minutes and then let sit for five). Smooth pudding on top of cake. Add chocolate chips on top of that layer if desired. Top with second cake.
On the stove, slowly heat cream in a pan until boiling (watch carefully as the cream will boil over the pan!) Place chocolate in a mixing bowl and pour boiling cream over it. Stir until well mixed and let sit for one minute. Then pour ganache over the cake letting it drip down the sides.
Refrigerate cake until ready to enjoy!
Yum! I can't wait to try this!!
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Posted by: Shelayna | 01 November 2010 at 01:14 AM