Inspired by Martha Stewart's Boston "Scream" Pie
In the October 2008 issue of Martha Stewart Living, she has a cute Boston "Scream" Pie. It's a Halloween themed Boston Cream Pie: chocolate-pumpkin cake filled with a spiced pastry cream and topped with chocolate ganache.
Well... I came close!
So, I ended up making a spiced cream cheese filling: 1 block of cream cheese, 1 cup of powdered sugar (sifted), 1/4 t each cinnamon and ground ginger, and a bit of nutmeg and vanilla.
Cake + Filling + Ganache
Topping: I made the ganache in the morning before toting this heavy weight cake into the library. I cut the recipe in HALF and still ended up with too much. Wow, perhaps Martha and her staff have a chocolate addiction or something. (I only used cream and chocolate and skipped the corn syrup).
yum!! it looks soo delicious. great pics! also, cream cheese filling is much better than pastry cream anyway ;)
ReplyDeletewow! this looks incredible. what kind of camera do you use for your pics BTW?
ReplyDeleteDitto kim. Way to adapt the recipe and come out smelling more sweet! I am drooling just looking at the pictures. I bet your CWs loved you. ;)
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I agree that cream cheese anything is the higher road :)
ReplyDeleteI prefer your version. By far!
ReplyDeleteDitto with the previous comments...cream cheese sounds so much better than pastry cream! This cake looks so good. I'm really happy that it's pumpkin-eating season...yum!
ReplyDeleteIf I scream really loud can I have a piece?? Looks divine!
ReplyDeleteNow that, my dear is one gorgeous looking pie/cake! I'll have a slice to go!
ReplyDeleteThat looks really good! I, as another commented, prefer your filling also :)
ReplyDeletewow delicious cake. The top photo is really really nice.
ReplyDeleteLooks absolutely incredible!!
ReplyDeleteYour photos look like something from Martha's site!! Talk about good!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the pastry cream. Cream cheese sounds just as good and way easier!
I'd really like a slice, please!
~ingrid
That slice is so perfectly cut! I adore the second picture; fantastic photography and the whole cake looks to die for. Ganache, mmmm...
ReplyDeleteThis looks simply luscious! I like the change you made for the filling. It sounds scrumptious, not to mention the ganache! I have an award for you...check out my blog when you can.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds even better than Martha's pie and that's a big compliment in my book! Haha, really, it looks delicious. Great pictures too =D
ReplyDeleteI'm with Kim--I'll take cream cheese filling over pastry cream any day. I don't think I've ever tried pumpkin with chocolate, but I may have to give it a try after seeing your cake. Yum! =)
ReplyDeleteMmmm... I've been dreaming about Boston Cream Pies lately. This looks great! I'm with Kim and CB -I think I'd rather have the cream cheese in this case too.
ReplyDeleteThat looks just delicious!
ReplyDeleteOh I so hate it when a part of a recipe doesn't work properly! I think your filling is better anyway. The dessert looks so good. What fantastic pics!
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks divine!!
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are beautiful and the cake must had been fantastic!
I wish my cooking disasters would turn out so well...What a gorgeous cake!
ReplyDeleteGo SOX!
Mmm, I would prefer your cream cheese filling over pastry cream anyday. Your cake looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree w/ Audrey, but the best part is that I tasted it and LOVED it. Thanks for letting us be your guinea pigs.
ReplyDeleteMy husband is leaning over my shoulder and begging me to make this. All right, all right! It looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThat cake looks incredible! I love a cream cheese filling... makes it so decadent!
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This dessert looks sooo good and the flavors sound even better! I want to try it!
ReplyDeleteIt looks terrifyingly addictive!
ReplyDeleteWow this cake looks stunning! I love the second photo. Sorry to hear the pastry cream didn't turn out.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing. It is so beautiful and adding the pumpkin is a great idea. Go Martha! Your pumpkin muffins look great too. I do like your name for them a lot better!
ReplyDeleteOh wow this looks utterly delicious. The cake layers look so tender. Love the pumpkin chocolate combo.
ReplyDeleteOoh I love those photos of the chocolate icing in mid drip. The spiced cream cheese filling sounds brilliant too.
ReplyDeleteHad to let you know I posted bot this today on my blog .. I remembered it from a while back, it looked so delicious, even though you had to change the filling:)
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