Low Fat Boston Cream Pie Recipes

Steps:

• For custard, in a heavy saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch; whisk in milk and egg yolks. Cook and stir over medium heat; bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in butter until melted. Immediately transfer to a clean bowl; stir in vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of filling; cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate until cold., While custard is chilling, make cake layers. Preheat oven to 375°. Line bottoms of 2 greased 8-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper and dust with flour., In a large bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., Transfer to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., For glaze, in a small saucepan, bring water and butter to a simmer; immediately remove from heat and whisk in cocoa powder. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth; cool slightly. , Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with cold custard. Top with the second cake layer. Spoon chocolate glaze over the top, allowing it to drip down sides of cake. Refrigerate until serving.

Steps:

• Place an egg separator over a small bowl. Crack open 1 egg over the egg separator to seperate the yolk from the white; then separate the other egg. (Save the whites for another recipe.) In a small bowl, place the yolks. Beat the egg yolks with a fork or wire whisk until mixed. Stir in 1 1/2 cups milk; set aside.
• In a 2-quart saucepan, stir 1/3 cup granulated sugar, the cornstarch and 1/8 teaspoon salt until mixed. Gradually stir egg mixture into sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla. Press plastic wrap on surface of filling to prevent a tough layer from forming on top. Refrigerate at least 2 hours until set but no longer than 24 hours. While filling is chilling, continue with recipe.
• Heat the oven to 350°F. Spray just the bottom of a 9-inch round cake pan with baking spray with flour.
• In a large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with an electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, stopping frequently to scrape batter from side and bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape bowl. Pour batter into the pan; use a rubber spatula to scrape batter from bowl, spread batter evenly in pan and smooth top of batter.
• Bake about 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a cooling rack 20 minutes, then remove onto cooling rack to finish cooling completely, about 1 hour.
• In a 1-quart saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter and the chocolate over low heat, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, in 1-cup glass measuring cup, microwave the water uncovered on High 15 to 30 seconds or until hot. Remove chocolate mixture from heat. Stir in the powdered sugar and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in 3 tablespoons hot water. Stir in additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until icing is smooth and thin enough to spread.
• To split cake horizontally in half, mark middle points around side of cake with toothpicks. Using toothpicks as a guide, cut through the cake with a long, sharp knife, using a back-and-forth motion. On a serving plate, place bottom layer with the cut side up. Spread filling over bottom layer. Top with top of cake, cut side down.
• Spread glaze over top of cake, using a metal spatula or back of a spoon, letting some glaze drizzle down side of cake. Refrigerate uncovered until serving. Store any remaining cake covered in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease or spray 8 or 9-inch cake pan.
• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in small bowl.
• In medium bowl, beat egg whites at medium speed until frothy.
• Gradually add 1/4 cup of the sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• In large bowl with same beaters, beat remaining 1/4 cup sugar and veg oil spread until light and fluffy.
• With mixer on low speed, alternately beat in flour mixture and milk until blended.
• Stir in vanilla and 1/3 of the egg white mixture.
• Fold in remaining egg whites until no white streaks remain.
• Pour into pan and bake 35 min.
• ,or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
• Turn out on rack to cool completely.
• While cake is baking make filling and glaze.
• Filling: Prepare pudding according to package directions, using the 1 1/2 cup milk.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes, or until thickened.
• Glaze: Mix sugar, cocoa, and cornstarch in small saucepan.
• Stir in milk and bring to boil over medium heat.
• Cook 1 minutes, stirring constantly, or until slightly thickened.
• Refrigerate 20 minutes to cool.
• To Assemble Cake: With serrated knife, cut cake in half horizontally.
• Place bottom layer, cut side up, on serving platter.
• Spread filling over top and top with remaining layer of cake, cut side down.
• Spread glaze over top, letting some of the glaze drip down sides.
• Chill 3 hours or until glaze sets.

Steps:

• Beat margarine at high speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating well (about 5 minutes).
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add to margarine mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Beat egg whites at high speed until foamy.
• Gradually add remaining 3T sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• Stir one-third of egg white mixture into batter; fold remaining egg white mixture into batter.
• Pour into an 8-inch round cake pan coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350F for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on wire rack.
• Split cake in half horizontally; place bottom layer, cut side up, on a serving plate.
• Spread with Vanilla Cream Filling; top with remaining cake layer, cut side down.
• Spread Chocolate Glaze over top of cake.
• Chill 3 hours.
• VANILLA CREAM FILLING: Combine first 5 ingredients in a saucepan, stirring with a wire whisk until blended.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Cover pan and chill until set.
• Makes 1 1/2 cups.
• CHOCOLATE GLAZE: Combine sugar, cocoa, and cornstarch in a small saucepan.
• Gradually add milk, stirring until well blended.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Stir in vanilla.

Steps:

• Make the custard: In a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until well combined. Whisk in cornstarch and salt. In a slow, steady stream, whisk in milk and then the cream. Add butter. Cook mixture over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, just until it starts to thicken. Immediately whisk mixture until smooth, then continue to cook and stir custard until it has come to a very low boil for 2 minutes, about 6 to 8 minutes total. Strain custard through a fine mesh sieve into a small bowl, pushing it through with a small spatula. Stir in vanilla. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing the plastic directly onto the surface. Chill for at least 3 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Prepare the cake: Heat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 9-by-2-inch round baking pan, generously greasing the sides, and line it with parchment paper. Butter parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a small saucepan, bring the milk and butter to a simmer over medium heat. When the butter is melted, remove pan from heat. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and thick, about 4 to 6 minutes. With the mixer running on low, add the milk mixture and beat until combined. Then add flour mixture and vanilla and beat until combined.
• Transfer batter to the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Transfer to a rack and let cool 10 minutes. With a very thin knife, cut around the edge to release the cake from the side of the pan. Carefully flip the cake onto the rack, then turn it right-side-up to cool completely.
• Assemble the cake: Using a serrated knife, carefully cut the cake into two layers and place the bottom layer on a serving plate. Stir custard, and spread it onto the cut side of the bottom half. Replace the top half of the cake, cut side down.
• Prepare the glaze: In a small saucepan over medium-low, heat the cream to a simmer. Remove the pot from the heat and pour cream over the chocolate chips, oil, salt and let stand for 3 minutes. Whisk until smooth. Spread the glaze evenly over the top of the cake.