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Boston Cream Pie Pancakes
- Prep Time: 2.5 Hours
- Cooking Time: 25 minutes
- Serves: 8 6-inch Pancakes
Boston Cream Pie Pancakes
- Recipe Submitted by Cassata on 09/28/2014
Category: Cakes, Pies
Ingredients List
- Pancakes:
- 1 cup Yellow Cake Mix
- 1 cup Dry Pancake Mix
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 2 Eggs
- Pastry Cream:
- â…“ cups Sugar
- 1-½ Tablespoon Cornstarch
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 cup Half-and-half
- 1 whole Vanilla Bean, Split And Seeds Scraped
- 3 whole Egg Yolks, Beaten
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
- Chocolate Ganache:
- 8 oz. Chocolate
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
Directions
1. Pastry Cream: Make up to 24 hours in advance and refrigerate until 1 hour prior to use.
2. In a medium saucepan, heat the milk and vanilla bean to a boil over medium heat. Immediately turn off the heat and set aside to infuse for 10 to 15 minutes. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the cornstarch and whisk vigorously until no lumps remain. Temper the eggs by whisking in 1/4 cup of the hot milk mixture until incorporated. Whisk in the remaining hot milk slowly.
3. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and slowly boiling. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter. Let cool slightly. Cover with plastic wrap, and press the plastic wrap on top of the pastry cream to make sure it doesn”™t form a skin. Chill at least 2 hours or until ready to serve
Chocolate Ganache:
4. In small saucepan, heat heavy cream. Stir in chocolate and whisk until melted and the two are completely combined. Remove from heat and set aside.
Pancakes:
5. In large bowl, whisk together pancake mix and cake mix. Stir in milk, eggs and vanilla until the mixture is smooth. Heat a large griddle or large pan over medium high heat. Spray with non-stick cooking spray. Pour 1/3 cup of batter into pan or griddle and allow to cook until golden brown on the bottom, 2-3 minutes. Gingerly flip pancake over and continue to cook until the other side has turned golden brown ”“ about 1 ½ minutes. Remove from griddle/pan and allow to cool.
6. To assemble ”“ stack pancakes and layer with prepared pastry cream between each pancake. Pour chocolate ganache over the top and promptly devour.
2. In a medium saucepan, heat the milk and vanilla bean to a boil over medium heat. Immediately turn off the heat and set aside to infuse for 10 to 15 minutes. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the cornstarch and whisk vigorously until no lumps remain. Temper the eggs by whisking in 1/4 cup of the hot milk mixture until incorporated. Whisk in the remaining hot milk slowly.
3. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and slowly boiling. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter. Let cool slightly. Cover with plastic wrap, and press the plastic wrap on top of the pastry cream to make sure it doesn”™t form a skin. Chill at least 2 hours or until ready to serve
Chocolate Ganache:
4. In small saucepan, heat heavy cream. Stir in chocolate and whisk until melted and the two are completely combined. Remove from heat and set aside.
Pancakes:
5. In large bowl, whisk together pancake mix and cake mix. Stir in milk, eggs and vanilla until the mixture is smooth. Heat a large griddle or large pan over medium high heat. Spray with non-stick cooking spray. Pour 1/3 cup of batter into pan or griddle and allow to cook until golden brown on the bottom, 2-3 minutes. Gingerly flip pancake over and continue to cook until the other side has turned golden brown ”“ about 1 ½ minutes. Remove from griddle/pan and allow to cool.
6. To assemble ”“ stack pancakes and layer with prepared pastry cream between each pancake. Pour chocolate ganache over the top and promptly devour.
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