Reviewed: May 19, 2012

This is the same recipe as in my old Betty Crocker cookbook. Excellent flavor and easy to make. The only thing I do different is add a tablespoon of butter with the vanilla once the custard is cooked.

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kel7298

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Hearne, Texas, USA

Living In: Bryan, Texas, USA

Reviewed: May 14, 2012

This review is for the cake and filling only. I used a different frosting recipe. I doubled this cake recipe to yield 2 9 inch layers, and my only change was adding 1 cup of sour cream and only using 1/2 cup milk (for TWO layers, remember). This made the cake fluffier and more moist...really great.

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Ash

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Overland Park, Kansas, USA

Living In: Augusta, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2012

Didn't care for the icing. Will find a different recipe for that next time but the cake was wonderful.

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stuffedpuppet

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Borger, Texas, USA

Living In: Floydada, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2012

i owed a boston cream pie to our pastor for doing us a favor. he grew up in boston and it is his fave dessert. i've never had a boston cream pie b4, so i didnt know what to expect. i messed up on the cake the first time by not mixing it enough. second time around turned out great! i personally didnt find it the best, but everyone else loved it! it was so rich and sweet! our pastor loved evry bite! thx!

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Amanda and Destiny

Living In: Camp Verde, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2012

I made these into cupcakes using my debbie Meyer filled cupcake pan. They turned out awesome! I had enough custard and chocolate for 3 batches of cupcakes. The only change I made was I added 1 Tablespoon of butter to the custard along with the vanilla, as per another recipe. Everyone raved about these, they are truly a wonderful dessert.o

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scough5

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada

Living In: Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2012

it was good but definately not store bought Boston Cream....i used vanilla pudding for the center...

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cmelvin24

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2012

The cake part is awesome, easy and well worth making! All I can say to do differently with the cake is to bring the eggs and milk to room temperature along with creaming the sugar and shortening before adding the remaining ingredients. You can also change out the shortening for butter, and that is a matter of preference. I have done both, and prefer the butter. Otherwise the cake is perfect. The first time I made the custard filling, it never set up, and I cooked it as directed. The second time I made it worked, but I had to cook it much longer than indicated 3 to 4 minutes more. The flavor is just ‘ok’ to me, and I am looking for custard to rave about. The glaze does make a hard shell, but if you have a good serrated knife to get through the glaze, you're good to go. I'm definitely keeping the cake part, but will continue to look for custard and glaze recipes. Thanks for sharing the recipe – much appreciated!

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nzmrsjones

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2012

Cheated by using a box yellow cake and Irish Cream Creamer in place of milk, and used chocolate chips instead of squares. It came out devine, highly recommend.

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Sue

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2012

Only change I made was to use butter instead of shortening in the cake. The cake was a big hit for New Year's. I have made several different recipes over the years, and this is our favorite. As others have mentioned, use a whisk when making the puddding to smooth out any lumps that may form. I put plastic wrap on top of the pudding while it cooled to avoid a skin forming. I am not sure if this was necessary, but didn't want to take any chances. The icing turned out great!!!

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MARY DOMAZ

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2011

Cake was very good and easier to make then a box mix. The filling was enough as I made it in a deep 8 inch pan, if I made the 9 inch called for in the recipe I would have made a bit more. I also used butter to make the cake instead of shortening. I made a quick ganache (melted semi-sweet chocolate and heavy cream) for the frosting. I think this cake is very easy, and tasty.

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