Boston cream doughnut

The Boston cream doughnut (or Boston cream pie doughnut, also spelled donut, or simply Boston Cream) is a round, solid, yeast-risen doughnut with chocolate frosting and a custard filling, resulting in a doughnut reminiscent of a miniature Boston cream pie.

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The doughnut was inspired by the Boston cream pie, which was, in turn, created by Chef M. Sanzian at Boston's Parker House Hotel in 1856. The cake consists of vanilla-flavored custard sandwiched between two-layers of sponge cake and topped with chocolate glaze, and has been popular in Massachusetts since it was made. The doughnut version of the pie is popular not only in Massachusetts but also in the United States and Canada. Also filled with the same cream, the Bavarian cream doughnut differs from the Boston cream doughnut in that, instead of a chocolate glaze topping, the Bavarian cream doughnut is tossed in powdered sugar.
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The Boston cream doughnut became the official doughnut of Massachusetts in 2003. This happened a few years after the Boston cream pie was chosen as the state dessert in 1996.

Category:Desserts
Category:American food