Boston cream pie Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• For chocolate glaze:
• 115g dark chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 tsp golden syrup
• 120ml double cream, chilled
• For cream custard filling:
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
• 15g unsalted butter
• Pinch fine salt
• 2 Tbsp cornflour
• 55g caster sugar
• 3 large egg yolks
• 295ml milk
• 120ml double cream
• For cake:
• 225g unbleached plain flour, plus more for the pan
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp fine salt
• 185g unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan
• 165g caster sugar
• 1/4 tsp grated lemon or orange zest
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 155ml milk