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Massachusetts: Boston Cream Pie

Despite the fact that it's really a chocolate-frosted cake filled with custard or cream, Boston cream "pie" is unquestionably the state dessert of Massachusetts. The story goes that the chef at the Parker House Hotel in Boston first created the beloved cake in 1856.

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