For quite some time I have wondered why Boston cream pies were called pies, and why are they famous. With some help from google I was able to dig up some information. Boston cream pies originated at the Omni Parker Hotel in Boston, Ma and were originally called chocolate cream pies. The cakes became so popular that Betty Crocker cake mixes were created in the same fashion.  During the Mid 1800’s pudding was popular and chocolate was seldom used. The creator of this dessert; Chef M. Sanzian took pastry cream (similar to pudding) between layers of vanilla cake and topped it with a chocolate frosting creating an innovative dessert which…