Boston Cream Cupcake
This is a bite size version of the classic Boston Cream Pie. A nice light sponge cake with pastry cream sandwiched in the center and a rich chocolate ganache topping.
I have been looking forever for the perfect Boston cream pie cupcake recipe and I possibly may have found it...
I first seen them on Martha Stewart's website and thought those look really damn good, so of course I made them right away. I was really unimpressed with Martha's pastry cream filling, so I spent countless hours testing and searching the web for the perfect filling that was from scratch that didn't have instant vanilla pudding mixed in. Then one rainy day I was flicking through the channels as usual and I came across a cooking show...and of course I don't remember what its called for the life of me but I do remember her name Nigella Lawson!! And just what was she just be happening to make BOSTON CREME PIE!! So there was no turning this one off(just only if I could mute the children) I was really interested in her pastry cream, the ingredient's were so basic. I was very worried that this to would be a little bland for my taste and it was raining and my kidlets were bored as heck. So what could it hurt trying this out, after all it would keep my girls happy. And boy oh boy I'm so glad I tried this, when I first tested it I could taste major improvement from the very first batch I made(Martha). But it was still lacking something but not sure what it was, maybe the flavor wasn't bold enough on its own for me, I was rather tired and still had more sponge cupcakes to make for that evening's good friends birthday party/BBQ. So I surrendered and started slicing the cooled cupcakes in half and filling them with cream and pouring chocolate ganache on top, I then decided to refrigerate 2 all dressed up and looking pretty gorgeous cupcakes for 1 hour and then do a taste test.....I waited exactly 53 mins I couldn't wait any longer and just had to eat it right away before I wore out a hole in front of our fridge.....so then in one rather large bite I sunk into half of the cupcake and I thought that I just might explode with delight. All together it complemented each other and all my worry about making these beautiful little Boston cream desserts was such a huge weight lifted off of me...I then served these cute little things proudly to my friends!
Click here for the Recipe!
Click here for the Recipe!
