boston cream pie

Thân thiện

A baker places a slice of boston cream pie on a dessert plate.

Definition

Noun: A type of cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a thick, creamy custard or pastry cream filling in between. The top is typically glazed with a chocolate icing. Despite its name, it is a cake, not a pie.

Usage

This term is used as a countable noun to refer to this specific dessert item. It is a proper noun referring to a classic American dessert originating from Boston. * For dessert, the restaurant serves a delicious Boston cream pie. * Would you like a slice of Boston cream pie? * The Boston cream pie was declared the official state dessert of Massachusetts in 1996.

Advanced Usage

• The name is a historical anomaly; it is called a "pie" because in the mid-19th century, the terms "pie" and "cake" were often used interchangeably in American English, and it was baked in pie tins.
• It is considered a precursor to many modern filled layer cakes.

Variants and Related Words

• Boston cream doughnut: A doughnut (or donut) that is filled with custard and topped with chocolate glaze, inspired by the flavors of the Boston cream pie.

Synonyms

• Layer cake with custard filling
• Cream-filled sponge cake

Related Idioms or Phrases

• As American as Boston cream pie: Used to describe something quintessentially American, though less common than the idiom "as American as apple pie."
  • The diner, with its chrome stools and checkered floor, was as American as Boston cream pie.

Học thuật

Noun

1. layer cake filled with custard

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