Dessert for 8
Boston Cream Pie
This sponge cake is layered with vanilla pastry cream and rum syrup, then covered with warm bittersweet chocolate glaze.
Typical price
$4.27for 4 servings
$1.07 per serving$4.27 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 85 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 17 oz | $0.68Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.80Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 9 | $2.70Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.91Typical price |
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.80Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $8.53 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaWine, beer and spiritsFlourBaking powder and soda
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups whole milk
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 egg yolks
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp rum
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp rum
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 4 oz bittersweet chocolate
Steps
- Whisk the milk, egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan, then cook over medium heat until thick.
- Stir in the vanilla and rum, cover the pastry cream, and chill it for 20 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 350 F, grease a 9-inch round cake pan, and melt 2 tablespoons butter with 1/4 cup milk.
- Beat the cake eggs, yolks, sugar, and vanilla until thick, then fold in the cake flour and baking powder.
- Fold in the melted butter mixture, pour the batter into the pan, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Boil the water, 1/4 cup sugar, and rum for 2 minutes, then cool the syrup.
- Split the cooled cake, brush it with syrup, spread in the pastry cream, and cover it with chocolate melted with the heavy cream.
Swaps
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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