Vanilla Custard Cake Filling Recipes

VANILLA CUSTARD SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Combine the egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, water and extracts in a bowl and beat at high speed until thick and lemon coloured (about 5 minutes). Stir in the flour, then set bowl aside.
• Beat the egg whites, cream of tartar and salt in a large bowl at high speed until foamy. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar, beating until stiff moist peaks form.
• Gradually fold the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites. Pour the batter into an ungreased 10 inch tube pan. Pull the spatula through the batter once to break large air bubbles.
• Bake for one hour or until cake tests done. Invert the tube pan on a funnel or bottle to cool. When completely cool, remove from the pan.
• Using a serrated knife, cut the cake into 3 even layers. Invert the cake so that the top of the cake, will become the bottom layer of the finished cake. Spread the Vanilla Custard Filling evenly between the layers. Dust the top of the cake with the confectioners sugar. Store finished cake in the refrigerator.
• VANILLA CUSTARD FILLING:.
• Prepare the whipped topping mix with the 1/2 cup milk and vanilla according to the package directions. Prepare the pudding according to the package instructions, but using only 1 cup milk. Fold the pudding into the topping whipped topping.

HANDS DOWN THE BEST CAKE-FILLING YOU'LL EVER EAT

Steps:

• Whisk pudding mix with milk.
• Place in fridge for about 5 minutes to set.
• Fold in Cool Whip or whipped heavy cream (I used 1 1/2 cups Cool Whip - one normal-sized tub)
• Makes enough to fill and top a two-layer cake.

BASIC VANILLA CUSTARD

Steps:

• Have eggs ready in a bowl, and set aside where it will be within reach.
• Using a whisk, combine milk, sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan over medium heat on stovetop. Allow milk to scald (heat to the point when tiny bubbles form around edges of pan). Whisk occasionally to prevent cornstarch from clumping on bottom edges of pan.
• Remove milk mixture from heat, preferably to a burner that's turned off.
• Mix about 2 tablespoons of scalded milk mixture into eggs using whisk, then introduce eggs into milk mixture in a slow stream, whisking milk mixture constantly.
• Immediately return pan to heat and whisk gently until custard thickens, another two or three minutes. Do not allow to boil. (If you find that you have egg white strands in custard, feel free to pass it through a fine-mesh sieve into a different bowl now.)
• Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla.

VANILLA CUSTARD CAKE FILLING

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl combine egg yolks, sugar, salt, and flour/cornstarch. Whisk until light and foamy. Set aside
• Heat milk, whipping cream, and vanilla bean scrapings in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Let come to an almost boil but do not boil. Pro tip - we prevent the milk from boiling so it does not curdle the milk in the next step.
• Once the milk has reached an almost boiling point. Carefully pour some of the hot milk mixture into the egg mixture a little at a time.Pro tip - This has to be done gradually. Start with 1/4 cup of the milk to eggs - mix thoroughly. Followed by another 1/4 cup - mix thoroughly.
• Once almost half the mixture has been added, the eggs should have been tempered. Now, pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining milk to continue cooking.
• Place the saucepan back on low heat and continue to cook stirring constantly. The mixture will slowly start to thicken. Continue to cook on low until the custard is thick and coats the back of your spoon.Pro tip - This has to be cooked slowly on low heat with constant stirring or the mixture will curdle. You will notice the big bubbles start to disappear as the mixture thickens.
• When done - strain thru a sieve. Finally, add the butter and give it a good mix. Pro tip - straining the mixture will remove any curdled eggs and the butter will give it a nice velvety texture.
• Cover the custard with plastic wrap making sure the plastic is in contact with the surface of the custard to prevent skin from forming. Pro tip - a skin will make a very lumpy custard filling so we want the plastic to touch the surface of the custard.
• Place in the fridge to cool completely. When cooled place the custard in the bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk attachment and whip for 3 minutes on high.Pro tip - The cream in the custard will whip light and fluffy. It also gives a smooth glossy filling that looks like mousse and will hold better
• If not using immediately continue to chill in the fridge. Once chilled your custard is ready to be used as the cake filling, trifles, tarts, or any dessert that calls for pastry cream. It is delicious on its own too.

VANILLA MAGIC CUSTARD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F
• Lightly grease 8×8 inch baking dish, set aside
• Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form, set aside.
• Beat the egg yolks and powdered sugar until pale yellow.
• Mix in melted butter and the tablespoon of water (for about 2 minutes) until evenly combined.
• Mix in the flour until evenly incorporated.
• Slowly beat in the milk and vanilla extract until well combined.
• Fold in the egg whites (1/3 at a time, then repeat until all of the egg whites are folded in).
• Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 40-60 minutes (until the cake is barely jiggly in the center). Baking time might vary depending on your oven or pan you use, but start checking after 40 minutes. If the top browns too quick before the minimum of 40 minutes, you can cover the cake with aluminum foil.
• Cool the cake completely before dusting with powdered sugar. Even cooled, it will be slightly jiggly because it has custard layer in the center.

CREAM CUSTARD CAKE FILLING

Steps:

• Mix the sugar, flour and salt together in a double boiler and add the hot milk gradually, stirring constantly.
• Cook until the mixture thickens.
• Pour a small amount over the eggs and mix thoroughly; add back into the first mixture and cook for two more minutes.
• Remove from heat and cool; add vanilla.

VANILLA CUSTARD CAKE

Steps:

• Make the pastry cream 2 - 24 hours ahead of time, make double of this recipe. *See Notes*

EASY CUSTARD CAKE FILLING

Steps:

• Heat milk in microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in the microwave on high until hot but not boiling, 2 to 4 minutes. Combine sugar, flour, and salt together in a separate microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl. Whisk hot milk into the sugar mixture gradually. Cook milk mixture in microwave on high in 1-minute intervals, stirring after each interval, until thickened, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Whisk eggs in a separate small bowl until pale and frothy. Whisk 1/3 cup of the milk mixture into eggs gradually, then whisk egg mixture into remaining milk mixture gradually until smooth custard forms. Heat custard in microwave on high until thickened, about 2 minutes more. Cool slightly; stir in vanilla extract. Chill custard in refrigerator until completely cooled, about 30 minutes.

VANILLA HEART-SHAPED CAKE WITH RASPBERRY-AND-CUSTARD-FILLING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Spread coconut in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until dry but not browning, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely on sheet.
• Increase oven temperature to 350°F. Butter a 10-by-2-inch heart-shaped cake pan (see cook's note for product link). Line bottom with parchment, butter parchment, and dust with flour, tapping out excess. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a heatproof bowl set over (but not in) a pot of simmering water, whisk together eggs, sugar, and vanilla seeds until sugar has dissolved and mixture is warm. Remove from pot and beat on high speed until thick and pale, about 4 minutes. Add flour mixture; whisk just to combine. Add butter; whisk to combine. Add crème fraîche, milk, and vanilla extract; whisk to combine.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan, smooth top, and bake until top springs back when lightly touched and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes, then invert onto rack, remove parchment, and let cool completely. Cake can be made ahead to this point, wrapped in plastic, and stored at room temperature up to 1 day.
• Whisk pastry cream to lighten, then whisk heavy cream to stiff peaks. Fold whipped cream into pastry cream. Using a serrated knife, split cake in half horizontally. Use a 4 1/2-to-5-inch heart-shaped cutter to cut out center of bottom layer. Spread a thin layer of cream mixture (about 1 cup) over other (uncut) layer, then arrange about 2 3/4 cups berries over cream, covering entire layer.
• Dollop about 1 1/2 cups more cream mixture over berries, spreading with an offset spatula to cover. Place cut-out layer on top, bottom-side up. Fill heart-shaped hollow with remaining cream mixture. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or, covered, up to 24 hours.
• Frost top and sides of cake with crème-fraîche whipped cream. Sprinkle border with coconut. Arrange remaining 1 1/4 cups berries over cream mixture in heart-shaped hollow. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or, covered, up to 8 hours.