Here’s a couple fun facts about our family:
We celebrate birthdays with pie rather than birthday cakes and we had pie at our wedding rather than the traditional tiered cake.
We actually prefer pie to cake. There. I said it.
Our only exception to this is the dark horse of the sweets section: the Boston Cream “Pie” (spoiler alert: its cake).
The combination of cake, pudding and chocolate frosting make for a cool, moist bite every time and that is why it far surpasses its confectionary companions.
The only downside is that its kind of a pain in the keister to make.
You have to make two round cakes and keeping all the yummy pudding filling from spilling out of the sides is kind of like keeping cats from the thug life.
I came across this Boston Cream Poke Cake recipe on The Country Cook and was amazed at how simple it was!
All the best parts about Boston cream pie without all the hassle.
Just bake, poke and pour. Who doesn’t love simple instructions like that??
Head over to The Country Cook to get started on this recipe because the sooner you have Boston Cream Poke Cake in your life, the better.
Until next time, cheers!
Fancy! Our family doesn’t really like cake, either. It’s often dry. And, most of us don’t eat gluten or at least grains. My sister-in-law requested this delicious chocolate flourless cake I’ve made at holidays before, for her birthday last weekend: http://ameessavorydish.com/paleo-flourless-chocolate-cake/. I make it with 50% dark chocolate chips and omit the maple syrup since it’s already super sweet!
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ooh! I would love to try a flourless cake out. Thanks! 🙂
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Oh, perfect gifs, and the Pie sounds tasty too!
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haha, thanks Pech!
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Yum! And you’re not alone in the wedding cake boycott: We had a sundae bar at ours!
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Oh my! That sounds so wonderful! Solidarity, sister 🙂
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Mmm…pie. I like cake, but prefer cupcakes to cakes because of the cake-to-icing ratio 😉 I do love a good Boston Cream Pie, too!
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Good point! Cream cheese frosting is my kryptonite!
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yum! that looks awesome! 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂
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Boston Cream Pie is so scrumptious! Love the creaminess and chocolate. Mmmmm!
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Agreed! Its in my top favorite desserts for sure 🙂
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