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Divine Boston Cream Cake Recipe

Divine Boston Cream Cake Recipe


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  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 13 1x

Description

Indulgent Boston cream delight cake blends creamy custard, silky chocolate ganache, and tender vanilla sponge for a classic American dessert. Sweet layers meld perfectly, promising a luxurious experience that delights taste buds from first bite to last.


Ingredients

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  • 1 box yellow butter recipe cake mix
  • 2 small boxes French Vanilla instant pudding
  • 1 cup (240 ml) heavy whipping cream
  • 8 oz (226 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 12 oz (340 g) chopped chocolate bar
  • 1 tub premade chocolate frosting
  • Ingredients required by cake mix box
  • Ingredients required by pudding mix box

Instructions

  1. Cake Preparation: Activate the oven and meticulously craft the yellow butter cake mix according to package specifications, utilizing a 9×13 inch pan. Ensure uniform baking with a radiant golden-brown exterior.
  2. Pudding Integration: Fabricate the vanilla pudding per package guidelines, maintaining an ideal creamy consistency. While the cake remains warm, systematically perforate the surface with a wooden spoon handle, creating strategic pathways for pudding absorption.
  3. Pudding Infusion: Delicately pour the prepared pudding into the cake’s perforations, allowing deep penetration. Distribute the remaining pudding across the entire cake surface, creating a luscious, saturated layer.
  4. Preliminary Chilling: Refrigerate the pudding-infused cake for 1.5 to 2 hours, enabling complete pudding stabilization and flavor melding.
  5. Chocolate Topping Creation: Select between pre-made chocolate frosting or artisanal ganache. For store-bought frosting, gently microwave in brief intervals, stirring to achieve a fluid consistency. Alternatively, craft homemade ganache by melting chocolate chips with heavy whipping cream, whisking until achieving a luxurious, silky texture.
  6. Topping Application: Carefully drape the chosen chocolate topping over the chilled pudding layer, ensuring comprehensive and uniform coverage.
  7. Final Chilling: Return the cake to the refrigerator, allowing a minimum of 4 hours or preferably overnight for complete layer integration and topping solidification.

Notes

  • Cake Consistency Check: Ensure the yellow butter cake is baked evenly, with a golden-brown surface to provide the perfect base for the pudding and ganache layers.
  • Pudding Perfection: Create systematic holes across the warm cake to allow maximum pudding absorption, ensuring a rich, creamy texture throughout each slice.
  • Ganache Genius: When making homemade ganache, heat chocolate and cream carefully to prevent burning, whisking until achieving a silky smooth consistency.
  • Chill and Settle: Allow the cake to rest in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight, enabling the layers to meld and develop a harmonious, decadent flavor profile.
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Category: Desserts
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 13
  • Calories: 230
  • Sugar: 20 g
  • Sodium: 250 mg
  • Fat: 10 g
  • Saturated Fat: 5 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 32 g
  • Fiber: 1 g
  • Protein: 3 g
  • Cholesterol: 30 mg