Boston Cream Pie

Boston Cream Pie

1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup shortening
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream filling, as follows
Chocolate glaze, as follows

Heat oven to 350 :.  Grease and flour round layer pan (9 x 1/2 inch). Beat
all ingredients (except filling and glaze) in large mixer bowl on low speed,
scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds.  Beat on high speed, scraping bowl
occasionally for 3 minutes.  Pour into pan.  Bake until wooden pick inserted in
center comes out clean - about 35 minutes.  Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan.
Cool completely.  Split cake horizontally into halves.  Fill layers with cream
filling; spread top of cake with chocolate glaze.

CREAM FILLING:

1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp. cornstarch
1/8 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cup milk
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 tsp. vanilla

Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in 2 quart saucepan.  Mix milk and egg yolks;
stir gradually into sugar mixture, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly,
until mixture thickens and boils.  Boil and stir 1 minute.  Remove from heat,
stir in vanilla.  Cool.

CHOCOLATE GLAZE:

3 Tbsp .butter
2 square. (1 oz. each) unsweetened chocolate
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted  
3/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1 - 2 tbsp. hot water

Heat butter and chocolate in 1 quart saucepan over low heat, stirring
constantly, until chocolate is melted.  Remove from heat; stir in powdered
sugar and vanilla.  Stir in water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until smooth and of
spreading consistency.  Jan

Source:

rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes