Boston Cream Pie Whoopies

Boston Cream Whoopie Pies ~ This is my new favorite Boston Cream Pie recipe.  Want to know the secret to making a great tasting and perfectly shaped whoopie pie? Keep reading to find the secret to whoopie goodness-and uh, to clarify, I’m talking about how to make whoopie pies.

Boston Cream Pie Whoopies

Let me start by saying, I know maraschino cherries are not traditional on any Boston Cream Pie recipe, but these whoopie pies were begging for a cute accessory. Extraneous? That depends on your taste.

If you are a regular reader of BR you know I just recently made Salted Caramel and Chocolate Stout Whoopie Pies. The recipe for the whoopie cakes took me a few runs to nail down, so when I finally turned out a batch of delicious whoopie cakes with perfect round domes – I was ecstatic.

Fast forward a few days to when I took the vanilla whoopie cakes out of the oven-I was so disappointed. While they tasted great, the vanilla whoopie cakes lacked all the height and the round dome of the stout ones. Eighty whoopie cakes later, I should have called it a day. But determination over ruled laziness and I headed to the store to buy my hypothesized secret ingredient for round two.

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Baking Basics Series: How to make pastry cream

Pastry Cream ~ This is a versatile custard that is sometimes used as a major component or as a base component to many desserts.

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Mise en Place ~ Pastry Cream

As a major component, pastry cream, serves as a filling for cakes, tarts, pate choux like profiteroles/cream puffs, éclairs, cannolis and other pastries. As a base component it is used in ice creams and souffles.

Versatile and easy to make, pastry cream can also take on many flavors by a simple infusion from extracts, flavored liqueurs, fruit purees, or other add-ins like chocolate at the very last stage. Continue reading Baking Basics Series: How to make pastry cream

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