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Nuke Your Boston Cream Pie
Perhaps you're just a lukewarm fan of the Pats. You dig Plymouth Rock, the Boston Tea Party sounded like a hoot and Sam Adams is reliably drinkable. But you're not a die-hard. Maybe you're just rooting against the Giants. Rather than going for a big shebang recipe, embrace your inner fair-weathered fan. Play it cool with a microwavable Boston Cream Pie. Absolutely no ovens involved.
Cookbook Wiki, an open source cookbook that's not actually affiliated with the real Wikipedia one, has a recipe speaking to this. After experimenting with the oven-free concept the other night, some of us discovered that microwaved eggs can yield weirdness. Burping may ensue, but hopefully not salmonella poisoning.
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 1 pie |
| This recipe appears in: | Serious Eats Super Bowl Party Food Round Up |
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoon flour
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon rum
- 1/2 cup honey
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup half and half or milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pack yellow cake mix
Procedures
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In a medium-sized heat-resistant, non-metallic bowl (very complicated given the microwave venue), combine sugar, flour, egg and 1/4 cup milk together.
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Heat this uncovered bowl in the microwave for 2 minutes or until sauce is thick and smooth. Stir every 30 seconds.
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Place in fridge to chill.
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In a 1-quart heat-resistant non-metallic measuring cup, combine honey, chocolate pieces and butter. Heat cup (uncovered like above) in microwave for 2.5 to 3 minutes until chocolate melts. Stir occasionally.
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Gradually stir in milk and vanilla. Blend well.
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Heat (again uncovered) in microwave for 1.5 minutes. Chill in fridge. While custard and topping cool, prepare cake mix according to the package's normal directions.
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Grease two 8-inch heat-resistant, non-metallic cake pans. Or use a bunch of mini baking cups, as pictured here. Divide batter between each cake pan (or cups) and cover each with clear plastic wrap. Heat in microwave for 6 minutes, or until the toothpick test is successful (when it comes out un-gooey). If using cups, make sure to spread them out to the microwave's periphery. They have a much higher burning potential in the center.
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Invert cakes onto a cooling rack, mildly root for the Pats and enjoy!
