I have been intrigued with Boston cream pies for the longest time. I’ve always been intrigued by American culture and food and this cake has always been on my must-make list. I always found it strange that it was called a pie but in fact cake. However, this doesn’t even matter because this is the official dessert of Massachusetts. How fabulous do you have to be as a dessert to be an official dessert of a state? Pretty fabulous, I’d think. And fabulous it is.
I wanted to add a bit of a twist to the traditional recipe and added a touch of coconut to every component. I am having a bit of a coconut moment at the moment and I’m adding it to pretty much everything. Sometimes it’s not the wisest decision, but with this cake, it was genius. The coconut almost intensifies the chocolate and vanilla flavours and I love that it reminds me just a little of a lamington which is one of my all-time favourite baked goods.
This is a fabulous cake for tea time and even though it appears so simple, will definitely impress anyone you feed it to.
