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Boston Cream Pie
MAKES 1
(9- /23- )
’ — ’ . We all know this, and
yet we’ve never bothered to correct the misnomer. Rumor has it that
the delicious cake got its name from the fact that the layers were
originally baked in pie plates. So I’ve taken the name literally and
made a pie that’s also a cake—the name now fits, but you still get
what you’ve come to know and love. Quite frankly, there’s something
quite decadent about combining the two, a cakelike filling and a
delicious tender crust.
