Cinnamon and Cream

Classic Eclairs with Vanilla Pastry Cream and Dark Chocolate Glaze

These elegant French eclairs are filled with silky vanilla pastry cream and topped with a glossy dark chocolate glaze that snaps when you bite through it. Once you learn the simple science behind choux pastry, you will wonder why you ever bought them from a bakery.

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Boston Cream Doughnuts with Silky Vanilla Pastry Cream

Pillowy yeasted doughnuts filled with rich, set-your-spoon-in-it vanilla pastry cream and finished with a glossy dark chocolate glaze — these are the doughnuts bakery cases dream of. Once you make them at home, you will never look at a store-bought version the same way again.

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Boston Cream Pie Cake with Silky Pastry Cream and Dark Chocolate Glaze

Two golden vanilla butter cake layers sandwich a thick, trembling pastry cream filling before being crowned with a glossy bittersweet chocolate glaze that drips dramatically down the sides. This is the kind of cake that earns a standing ovation at the table and tastes even better than it looks.

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