I was all excited to post a new recipe. This is what the recipe promised: (and this is a QUOTE from the recipe blog) "This was the one recipe that surprised us, not only because it tasted AMAZING, but also because the cupcakes were perfectly...and we actually mean perfectly...spherical..... and...so fluffy, so creamy, so light!" At right is what they say the finished product will look like.I followed the recipe EXACTLY (something I almost NEVER do) because I wanted to see the "perfectly (and we mean perfectly) spherical" cupcakes. Not even close. They were dense, dry, flat and pale. They were more like a muffin than a cupcake. And this was NOT a simple recipe. It involved whisking an egg mixture for 7 minutes, boiling the milk and streaming it into the batter, etc.
I followed their recipe for the custard, which turned out....... OK, but eeehhh. I would rather use my own recipe for custard. They did not include a recipe for the chocolate, so I just made chocolate ganache... which by the way did not make as big a mess as shown above. Here is my final product:
We have not tasted yet (they are for "Tea Time" this afternoon), but I threw the recipe into the trash. If I decide to make Mini Boston Cream Pies again, I will use a basic yellow cake recipe (or even a mix would have been better), a basic custard recipe, and plain ganache. I promise once I have perfected the recipe, I will share. (Note to Christopher: I have gone back to the Sunday exceptions so I can try some new recipes.)