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Encyclopedia > Boston cream pie

The Boston cream pie is actually a cake, not a pie. The idea of it being a pie most likely stems from the easier avaliability of pie tins over cake pans during the time the dish originated. A birthday cake decorated with fruit, shaved chocolate, and candles. ... A slice of strawberry-rhubarb pie à la mode A pie is a baked dish, with a baked shell usually made of pastry that covers or completely contains a filling of meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, cheeses, creams, chocolate, custards, nuts, or other sweet or savoury ingredient. ...


Created by the French chef, M. Sanzian at Boston's Parker House Hotel, opened in 1855, this pudding/cake combination comprises two layers of sponge cake filled with vanilla custard. The cake is topped with a chocolate glaze (such as ganache) and sometimes confectioner's sugar. The Parker House Hotel is a hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, currently owned by Omni Hotels and named the Omni Parker House. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Christmas pudding Dessert pudding In many dialects of Commonwealth English, pudding is another name for Dessert. ... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... Ganache is a French word for a mixture of chocolate and heavy cream, used as an icing or filling for pastries, filled chocolates, or other desserts. ... Confectioners sugar (also called powdered sugar) is sugar that has been powdered to produce a more fluffy, light texture. ...


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Boston cream pie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (124 words)
The Boston cream pie is actually a cake, not a pie.
The idea of it being a pie most likely stems from the easier avaliability of pie tins over cake pans during the time the dish originated.
Created by the French chef, M. Sanzian at Boston's Parker House Hotel, opened in 1855, this pudding/cake combination comprises two layers of sponge cake filled with vanilla custard.
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