Description
Irresistible Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes combine fluffy vanilla cake, rich custard filling, and glossy chocolate ganache in perfect bite-sized portions. This professional-quality recipe delivers all the luxurious flavors of classic Boston cream pie in convenient cupcake form, perfect for parties or special treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1 cup prepared vanilla custard or pastry cream
- 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes
- Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla extract
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture
- Fill lined muffin cups ⅔ full with batter
- Bake at 350°F for 18-20 minutes until golden
- Cool cupcakes completely before filling
- Core cooled cupcakes and pipe in custard
- Make ganache by heating cream and pouring over chocolate
- Let ganache thicken slightly before spooning over each cupcake
- Chill 15 minutes to set before serving
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients for even mixing
- Don’t overfill cupcake liners – they should rise just to the top
- Let ganache cool to coating consistency before applying
- Refrigerate filled cupcakes if not serving immediately
- Store assembled cupcakes in refrigerator for up to 3 days
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320 Kcal
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
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