Cream Cheese Eclair Cake Food

ECLAIR CAKE

Steps:

• CRUST: Boil water and butter together. Mix in flour. Using mixer, beat in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla.
• Spread in a greased 9 x 13 pan.
• Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes. Cake will NOT be smooth or uniform in appearance.
• Let cool.
• FILLING: Cream together cream cheese and milk, adding a little bit of milk at a time. Mix in pudding and beat till thick.
• Pour mixture over cooled crust.
• Spread whipped topping on top.
• Drizzle with chocolate syrup.
• Refridgerate at least one hour.

CHOCOLATE ECLAIR CAKE

Steps:

• Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk together milk and egg yolks in a bowl. Add milk mixture to the saucepan, along with butter. Cook, stirring, over medium until mixture comes to a boil. Let boil, stirring, 1 minute. Remove from heat and add vanilla.
• Strain pastry cream through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto surface of pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.
• Whisk 1/2 cup heavy cream until firm peaks form. Whisk chilled pastry cream until smooth, then fold whipped cream into pastry cream.
• Arrange 1/3 graham crackers on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch pan. Spread half of the pastry cream mixture on top, smoothing it with a spatula to make an even layer. Repeat with half of remaining crackers and remainder of the pastry cream. Arrange remaining crackers on top of pastry cream.
• Heat remaining 1 cup heavy cream in a small saucepan over medium-high until just boiling. Pour over chocolate in a small heatproof bowl; cover with a plate. Let stand until chocolate melts, then stir until smooth. Spread over graham cracker layer, smoothing top with an offset spatula. Refrigerate to set, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.

CREAM CHEESE ECLAIR CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven 400. Grease 10x15 baking pan; set aside.
• 2. In a saucepan over medium heat, add water and butter; stir. Bring to boil. Add flour; stir quickly until it forms a ball. Remove saucepan from heat. Add first egg to ball; stir quickly. Add second egg; stir quickly. Add third egg; stir quickly. Add fourth egg; stir quickly. Spread the mixture on the bottom of baking pan.
• 3. Bake 30 minutes. Cool crust completely set aside.
• 4. Beat milk and pudding mix. Add cream cheese mixture onto the cooled crust. Spread the Cool Whip over the top. Drizzle the top with chocolate sauce and sprinkle with nuts.

ECLAIR CAKE

Steps:

• Stir pudding mix, whipped topping, and milk together in a medium bowl until well blended.
• Arrange a single layer of graham cracker squares in the bottom of a 13x9 inch baking pan. Evenly spread half of the pudding mixture over the crackers. Top with another layer of crackers and the remaining pudding mixture. Top with a final layer of graham crackers.
• Spread the frosting over the whole cake up to the edges of the pan. Cover, and chill at least 4 hours before serving.