Boston Cream Pound Cake

Name: Boston Cream Pound Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 box instant vanilla pudding mix; 2 c. whole milk; 1 pound cake (defrosted if frozen); 3/4 c. heavy cream; 1 1/2 c. semisweet chocolate chips

Updated: Nov 22, 2019

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Ingredients

Directions

1. Step 1Make pudding: In a large bowl, whisk together pudding mix and milk until thick, 3 minutes.
2. Step 2Slice pound cake in half lengthwise and spread a thick layer of pudding on top (you'll have about 1/4 of the batch of pudding left). Top with pound cake top.
3. Step 3Make ganache: Heat heavy cream in a small saucepan over low heat just until it bubbles. Place chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl and pour over hot heavy cream. Let sit 2 minutes, then whisk until smooth and no clumps remain.
4. Step 4Pour ganache over pound cake and smooth top.
5. Step 5Let harden in fridge 10 minutes, then slice.