Description
A recipe for individual cupcakes that taste like a classic Boston Cream Pie, featuring a vanilla cake base, pastry cream filling, and chocolate glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup pastry cream (prepared)
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Fill each cupcake liner about two-thirds full with batter.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool completely in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool fully.
- Once cool, use a small knife or apple corer to remove a small core from the center of each cupcake.
- Fill the cavity of each cupcake with prepared pastry cream.
- Make the glaze: Place chocolate chips and heavy cream in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
- Spoon or pipe a small amount of chocolate glaze over the top of each filled cupcake.
Notes
- You can make your own pastry cream or use a good quality store-bought version for convenience.
- For a cleaner filling process, chill the filled cupcakes slightly before glazing.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 30
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 38
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 60
Keywords: Boston Cream Pie, cupcakes, vanilla cake, pastry cream, chocolate glaze, dessert