Boston Cream Pie

Name: Boston Cream Pie
Ingredients: 1 tsp. salt; ⅓ c. shortening; 1¼ c. sugar; 2½ tsp. baking powder; 2 c. sifted cake flour; Custard Cream filling; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 c. milk; 1 egg, unbeaten; ¼ tsp. almond extract (optional)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

This historic dessert is a one-egg cake with velvety custard filling; top it with chocolate icing and it’s called Chocolate Cream Pie

Ingredients

2 c. sifted cake flour
1¼ c. sugar
2½ tsp.

Dessert
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Sift dry ingredients into mixing bowl. Add shortening, milk, vanilla and almond extract. Beat 2 minutes, using medium speed on electric mixer or 300 strokes by hand.
Add egg; beat 2 minutes more. Pour into two greased 8" or 9" round layer cake pans.
Bake in moderate oven (350°) 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on racks. Use one layer to make Boston Cream Pie; fre