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Boston cream pie

noun

  1. a two-layer cake with a thick filling of cream or custard between the layers, often having a chocolate icing on top.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Boston cream pie1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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Example Sentences

Since then, she’s been unable to eat Boston cream pie doughnuts.

The sight of the tart — a wedge of what could pass for Boston cream pie — suggests you’re getting dessert first.

You can repurpose the leftover pudding by serving it with berries and whipped cream or using it as a luxurious filling for a Boston cream pie.

From Salon

Then they reinvent Boston cream pie using coffee syrup and create desserts using Maine’s whoopie pies.

This, according to Ms. Parks, was the first definitive appearance of Boston cream pie as we know it.

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