Boston Cream Pie

Not actually a pie, but a cake inspired from my favorite doughnut!! I made this for my moms birthday cake and everyone loved it. I scoured for hours for the best yellow cake recipe and I think I really got the best one. I could of eaten the whole thing my self. Vanilla pastry cream filling and a dark chocolate ganache for the top.....Need I say more??? Please don't cheat and use a cake mix if you decide to try this one it is NOT going to be near as good and you will be missing out on the real deal. Betty Crocker has nothing on this!

For the cake: (Yellow Cake)
4 cups + 2 Tbsp of flour (cake flour is best)
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter (room temp)
2 cups sugar
2 tsp vanilla
4 lg eggs
2 cups buttermilk

PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees F. and grease 2 x 9" cake pans.
SIFT together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
IN large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium until light and fluffy, then beat in vanilla. Add eggs one a time beating well after each additon. At low speed beat in buttermilk just until combined (will look curdled)
ADD flour mixture in 3 batches, mixing until each addition is just incorporated.
SPREAD batter evenly in cake pans and tap on counter to remove air bubbles.
Bake 35-40 minutes.

Vanilla Pastry Cream (filling)
1/2 Tbsp butter
1 cup whole milk
1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup + 3 Tbsp of sugar
2 Tbsp cornstarch
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
big pinch of salt

COMBINE eggs, sugar and cornstarch and whisk until ribbons form. Set aside.
ADD cream, milk and butter to a medium saucepan and bring to boil.
TURN heat to low and pour in egg mixture and whisk for one minute. Turn off heat and strain through a fine mesh strainer.
ADD vanilla and salt and cover plastic wrap directly on surface of pastry cream. Chill overnight.

Chocolate Ganache (Topping)
4 oz high quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 tsp butter

HEAT up cream and butter until hot and pour over chocolate in a bowl and whisk until very smooth and glossy. Pour over cake!