It is time again for another Daring Bakers Challenge!! I can’t believe October is almost over already….
I told myself I would not procrastinate the Daring Bakers challenges anymore, but of course I made this for dessert on Sunday night before needing to post about it on Monday. At least I didn’t have any troubles with this one!
It’s always fun to do something that I am familiar with, like the cinnamon buns, but it is also fun to try something new that I have never had before. This would fall into the latter category. I have had Boston Cream Pie before, but I had never heard of this challenge – the Bostini Cream Pie. This month’s challenge was chosen by Mary of Alpineberry. It comes from Donna Scala & Kurtis Baguley of Bistro Don Giovanni. The recipe can be found on Mary’s blog, here.
When I first read about this month’s challenge, I was excited, but a little nervous. This dessert starts with a pool of vanilla custard, topped with an orange chiffon cake and drizzled with chocolate. Now I am a huge fan of the orange/chocolate combination, but I have never been a huge custard fan. Not that I don’t like it, but if I was given the choice of a custard filled donut or a jelly filled donut, I would always choose the jelly. So I wasn’t quite sure that I would love this, but part of being a Daring Baker is tackling the challenge, no matter what it is!!
The challenge was pretty straight forward. I made the custard, and everything came together well. I only did 1/3 of the custard, as there are only 2 of us and we don’t need to be eating custard for days!! I decided to make the full recipe of the cake, because it is a little easier to save and have for a snack another day. When I had finished the custard and emptied it into the bowls I chose to use, I licked the pan – and then went back to lick the pan – and kept going back until there was practically nothing to clean out of the pan!! This custard was GOOD!! I had high hopes for the cake, but to my surprise, it was what disappointed me a bit. I was expecting a really light cake, but mine was kind of eggy. Yeah, I know it has a HUGE amount of eggs in it, but I didn’t expect the texture to be so eggy. So I was completely surprised to find that I could have eaten the whole batch of custard, but the cake wasn’t my favorite.
So how did it all taste together? Fantastic!! We don’t usually have desserts like this after dinner (mostly because we are always too full to eat dessert!) but this was a real treat. My husband loved it so much that he ate 2!
For my last 3 Daring Bakers challenges, I have shown a slide show of the steps for the challenge, but my picture taking this time around was less than perfect. Most of the pictures are so blurry that it looks like a child took them. Oh well, there’s always next month!!
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Claire says
I’m usually NOT a chocolate and orange fan, but this combo was just subtle enough that it was enjoyable. Great job!
Chris says
Looks great! I was all about the custard…:) I will definitely make it again soon!
Andrea says
The custard really was decadent. I licked the spoon but managed to restrain myself and let Michael have the pan. 🙂
Lovely job!!
marye says
it was fun…and yours looks great.
Shandy says
Your so funny Deborah. The custard is excellent isn’t it? I actually ran out of custard before I ran out of little cakes. My hubby helped make sure of that. =D
Shandy
Big Momma says
Looks yummy!!!
I waited until the last minute as well. This was not my intention, but life got in the way.
Take care,
Big Momma
Inne says
You’re not a custard fan???? Surely I must have misread that. Glad you’re converted now though 🙂 It was my favourite bit of the whole dessert!
linda says
It looks great! Didn’t think the chiffon cake was great either….
Laura says
Your a girl after my own heart Deborah. I made a third of the custard and the full cake recipe but I (and all my tasters) could have eaten the custard straight from the pan. You’ve done a beautiful job as always!
Maryann@FindingLaDolceVita says
Good job, Deb 🙂
Simona says
Making only 1/3 of the custard was a great idea. I had to throw away my first batch, so I consumed quite a bit of cream and egg yolks. Fortunately I know what to do with egg whites. Your pie looks really cute.
Brittany says
Look at those beautiful vanilla beans…somehow things look tastier when you can see the vanilla beans. Looks great Deborah!
Anita says
Great job Deborah! It looks so rich and luscious – I couldn’t resist eating way too much of mine!
Kelly-Jane says
Great job! I love chocolate and orange together too. Rich and delicious!
Gabi says
Looks great Deborah!
We had ours for dessert last night too. So rich- I like the custard best as well- just not a chiffon cake fan.
Your photo is beautiful-nice job!
Brilynn says
I made mine Sunday night as well! Better late than never… looks great!