Boston cream doughnut

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Boston cream doughnut
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Alternative namesBoston cream pie doughnut
Boston cream pie donut
TypeDoughnut
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateNew England
Main ingredientsDough, chocolate icing, custard

The Boston cream (pie) doughnut or donut 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.[1][2]

The doughnut was made out of inspiration from the Boston cream pie[3] 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 its creation.[4] The doughnut adaptation of the pie is popular both in Massachusetts and throughout the United States.[5]

State doughnut of Massachusetts[]

Interior view of a heavily filled Boston cream doughnut

The Boston cream doughnut was designated the official doughnut of Massachusetts in 2003 after the Boston cream pie itself was chosen as the state dessert in 1996.[6]

Although the doughnut's popularity made it a natural choice, few (if any) other US states have state doughnuts.[7]

Interior view of a lightly filled Boston cream doughnut

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References[]

  1. ^ Ellin, Abby (2005). Teenage Waistland: A Former Fat Kid Weighs In on Living Large, Losing Weight, and How Parents Can (and Can't&) Help. New York: PublicAffairs. p. 112. ISBN 9781586482282. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  2. ^ Steinberg, Sally Levitt (2004). The Donut Book: The Whole Story in Words, Pictures & Outrageous Tales. North Adams, Mass.: Storey Publishing. pp. 146–147. ISBN 9781580175487. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  3. ^ https://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-symbols/massachusetts/donut.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ https://mobile-cuisine.com/did-you-know/boston-cream-pie-fun-facts/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/massachusetts/state-food-agriculture-symbol/boston-cream-donut. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Dunkin' Donuts Celebrates the Official Donut of the Commonwealth - the Boston Cream Donut" (Press release). Dunkin' Donuts. 31 January 2003. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  7. ^ Anderson, L. V. (2014-08-24). "The United Sweets of America". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2020-11-04.

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