I know what your asking"Why is it called a pie?" To answer this question of why "pie" instead of "cake", it is probably because colonists baked their cakes in pie tins as they did not own cake pans.
I used the recipe on Mennonite Girls Can Cook but there were some gaps in that recipe so I had to look at other recipes when I was in the middle of my cooking thinking "what do I do now". When I googled this recipe these were some that I perused to fill in those gaps: Joy of Baking, Epicurious.
Overall it was time consuming making it from scratch, it was good but amazingly enough not too sweet (which I like).
my best friend loves boston creme donuts-i get her one every year for her birthday. if i baked, i'd do this instead! looks deelish!
ReplyDeletei have also seen boston cream pie cupcakes which pretty much look like this but mini. i want to try to make those just b/c they are cute :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks so... good...
ReplyDeleteNew follower from The Shabby Nest. That looks amazing and it's one of my favorite desserts.
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Oh my, that looks good!! I used to work at bakery that sold premade filling like this and I never thought I'd wish for it back! Too bad it closed and she's no longer sells merchandise 'cause it would be soooo good right now!
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