Boston cream pie originated in the Parker House hotel in Boston in the mid-1800s and is the official state dessert of Massachusetts. And contrary to its name, it’s not actually a pie. It’s silky ...

HAVING GROWN up in Massachusetts, I am no stranger to Boston cream pie. Indeed, it was a fixture of my childhood. In local supermarkets, there they’d be, stacks of Boston cream pies on a table in the ...

Monday is National Boston Cream Pie Day. What better excuse to slide a fork into the delicate layers of our official state dessert? To get the skinny on this indulgent-but-worth-it creation, we went ...

1 Box Yellow Cake Mix Plus Ingredients Called For on the Box 1 3.5 oz. Box Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix 2 Cups Whole Milk 1 14 oz. Can Sweetened Condensed Milk Bake cake in a 13x9 inch pan according to ...

1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Have on hand two 9-inch round cake pans. Butter the pans . Line the bottoms with parchment paper. Butter the parchment. 2. In a large bowl, beat eggs lightly with ...

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