Boston cream

Chocolate-glazed doughnut variety

Boston cream is a flavor profile featuring vanilla custard and chocolate glaze, originating from Boston cream pie—a cake filled with pastry cream and topped with chocolate.

The combination appears in doughnuts, cupcakes, and other pastries: I'll have a Boston cream doughnut.

The filling is rich and pudding-like, the chocolate coating thin and glossy.

custard

vanilla

Orchid pod extract

filling · stovetop · whisk · thickened · cornstarch · luscious · creaminess · pudding · vanilla bean · smooth

pie

cake

Frosted baked dessert

filling · frosted · round · sliced · yellow cake · topped · American · classic · bakery · birthday

doughnut

pastry

Buttery baked dough

dough · filled · glazed · bakery · Dunkin · round · hole · frosted · topped · risen

chocolate

ganache

Chocolate-cream confection blend

coating · topping · poured · shiny · dipped · fudgy · bittersweet · melted · cocoa · layer

indulgence

treat

Something pleasantly special

  • decadentSelf-indulgent, often corruptly
  • sweetTasting of sugar
  • richHaving much of something

craving · guilty pleasure · comfort food · temptation · splurge · satisfying · delicious · luscious · irresistible · heavenly

Categories
Opposites
filling vs. unfilled pastries

Boston creamangel food cake

Foam-based white sponge

pound cake · fruit pie · apple pie · cherry pie · cake donut

chocolate-topped vs. non-chocolate-topped desserts

Boston creamlemon meringue pie

Citrus custard with browned topping

fruit tart · cinnamon roll

rich/indulgent vs. plain/simple desserts

Boston creamwater cracker

Unflavored crisp flatbread

hardtack · rice cake · saltine

Family

cream, Boston, Bostonian, Bostonians, Boston cream pie

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G