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 ECLAIRS

Steps:

• Filling: In a medium saucepan, heat the milk and vanilla bean to a boil over medium heat. Immediately turn off the heat and set aside to infuse for 15 minutes. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the cornstarch and whisk vigorously until no lumps remain. Whisk in 1/4 cup of the hot milk mixture until incorporated. Whisk in the remaining hot milk mixture, reserving the saucepan. Pour the mixture through a strainer back into the saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and slowly boiling. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter. Let cool slightly. Cover with plastic wrap, lightly pressing the plastic against the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Chill at least 2 hours or until ready to serve. The custard can be made up to 24 hours in advance. Refrigerate until 1 hour before using.
• Pastry: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter, salt and sugar to a rolling boil over medium-high heat. When it boils, immediately take the pan off the heat. Stirring with a wooden spoon, add all the flour at once and stir hard until all the flour is incorporated, 30 to 60 seconds. Return to the heat and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Scrape the mixture into a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or use a hand mixer). Mix at medium speed. With the mixer running, add 3 eggs, 1 egg at a time. Stop mixing after each addition to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mix until the dough is smooth and glossy and the eggs are completely incorporated. The dough should be thick, but should fall slowly and steadily from the beaters when you lift them out of the bowl. If the dough is still clinging to the beaters, add the remaining 1 egg and mix until incorporated.
• Using a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip, pipe fat lengths of dough (about the size and shape of a jumbo hot dog) onto the lined baking sheet, leaving 2 inches of space between them. You should have 8 to 10 lengths.
• Egg Wash: In a bowl, whisk the egg and water together. Brush the surface of each eclair with the egg wash. Use your fingers to smooth out any bumps of points of dough that remain on the surface. Bake 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees and bake until puffed up and light golden brown, about 25 minutes more. Try not to open the oven door too often during the baking. Let cool on the baking sheet. Fit a medium-size plain pastry tip over your index finger and use it to make a hole in the end of each eclair (or just use your fingertip). Using a pastry bag fitted with a medium-size plain tip, gently pipe the custard into the eclairs, using only just enough to fill the inside (don't stuff them full).
• Glaze: In a small saucepan, heat the cream over medium heat just until it boils. Immediately turn off the heat. Put the chocolate in a medium bowl. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Set aside and keep warm. The glaze can be made up to 48 hours in advance. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use, and rewarm in a microwave or over hot water when ready to use.
• Dip the tops of the eclairs in the warm chocolate glaze and set on a sheet pan. Chill, uncovered, at least 1 hour to set the glaze. Serve chilled.

ECLAIR CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. Place a mixing bowl in the freezer to chill.
• Combine the water, butter, and salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and stir in the flour. Cook and stir until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the pan and forms a ball. Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl and beat in the eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated. Spread the dough evenly in the bottom of the baking dish.
• Bake the pastry in the preheated oven until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. (The dough will rise and make a boat shape, but should drop as it cools.) Cool completely on wire rack.
• Remove the chilled mixing bowl from the freezer and pour in 2 cups of cold whipping cream. Whip until the cream thickens, about 1 minute; stir in the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla extract. Continue to whip until the cream forms stiff peaks. Refrigerate the whipped cream while you mix the pudding.
• Pour the pudding mixes and the milk into a mixing bowl and stir until creamy. Fold in the whipped cream. Spread the filling over the cooled crust and refrigerate.
• Place the chopped chocolate in a heat-proof bowl. Bring 1 cup of cream almost to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and allow it to soften for 1 minute. Whisk the mixture until smooth. Let the mixture cool slightly to thicken, about 10 minutes. Pour the ganache over the cream filling, spreading to cover the entire surface. Return the pan to the refrigerator and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE ECLAIR CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine pudding mix and 3 cups milk; mix well. Fold in whipped topping and beat with mixer for 2 minutes.
• In a buttered 9x13 inch baking dish, spread a layer of graham crackers on the bottom of the dish.
• Spread 1/2 of the pudding mixture over crackers, then top with graham crackers. Spread remaining pudding over crackers; top second pudding layer with another layer of crackers.
• To make topping: In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine 1/4 cup milk, cocoa and sugar and allow to boil for 1 minute; remove from heat and add butter and vanilla. Mix well and cool.
• Pour sauce over graham cracker layer and refrigerate until set; serve.

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.

CHOCOLATE ECLAIR CAKE

Steps:

• Line buttered 9 x 12 dish with graham crackers.
• Combine pudding mix with milk.
• Fold in Cool Whip.
• Pour half of the mixture over crackers.
• Add second layer of crackers.
• Add remaining pudding mixture.
• Add final layer of graham crackers.
• Over medium heat, melt chocolate glaze except for the powdered sugar.
• Remove from heat.
• Beat in 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar.
• Pour over crackers.
• Refrigerate overnight.

ECLAIR CAKE

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over margarine, let melt. and add flour.
• Mix until smooth.
• Add eggs one at a time, beat after each egg.
• Pour into greased cookie sheet. Bake at 450 for 20-25 minutes. Cool completely.
• For filling; slowly mix milk into the cream cheese. Add pudding mix and beat until smooth. The mixture will thicken.
• When crust is cooled, spread filling on crust, spread Cool Whip on top, and drizzle chocolate syrup on top.

CLASSIC FRENCH CHOCOLATE ÉCLAIR RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 425 F. Line two large rimmed baking sheets with parchment or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
• Combine the butter, water, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Stir the mixture until the butter melts and is incorporated into the water.
• Add the flour all at once, lower the heat to medium-low. Stir vigorously and continuously with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together in a ball, pulls away from the sides of the saucepan, and a thin film develops on the bottom of the pan, about 1 minute. Continue to stir the dough vigorously so the dough dries out a bit and moisture evaporates, another 2 1/2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat, transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Let cool, stirring occasionally on a low setting until the dough is only slightly warm to the touch. Beat in the eggs, one at a time on low speed until each one is well incorporated into the batter and the dough looks smooth before adding the next egg. Alternatively, use a wooden spoon, stirring vigorously and continuously after each egg is added.
• Spoon the choux pastry dough into a pastry bag fitted with a 5/8-inch star tip and pipe six 4-inch lengths onto each baking sheet.
• Bake one sheet at a time until the eclair shells are very puffed and just beginning to show slight color, 10 to 12 minutes. Reduce the heat to 375 F and continue to bake until the pastries are golden brown and dry-looking, 16 to 18 minutes more. The shells should sound hollow when lightly tapped.
• Remove them from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes before filling. Be sure to bring the oven back to 425 F before baking the second batch.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Warm the milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat until small bubbles appear on the surface.
• Meanwhile, in a medium heat-proof bowl, whisk the egg yolks and sugar until pale yellow. Add the cornstarch and salt, whisking well to combine.
• In a thin stream, pour the hot milk into the yolk mixture while continuing to whisk constantly until well combined.
• Return the mixture to the saucepan, scraping the bowl clean with a silicone spatula. Over medium heat, cook while whisking constantly until it thickens to the consistency of a thick pudding, about 3 1/2 minutes. It may look lumpy as the pastry cream starts to thicken, but will smooth out as you continue to whisk.
• Transfer the pastry cream to a large clean bowl and whisk in the vanilla extract. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming. Chill in the fridge or over an ice bath until completely cooled, 1 to 1 1/2 hours or overnight.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the finely chopped chocolate in a heat-proof bowl and set aside.
• In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, heat the heavy cream until it's just beginning to boil. Remove from the heat immediately.
• Pour the hot cream over the chopped chocolate and let sit for 1 minute. Stir the mixture until the all the chocolate melts and the mixture is smooth.
• Set the chocolate glaze aside at room temperature, stirring occasionally until cool, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Poke three small even holes in the bottom of the eclair shells with a 3/16-inch wide plain pastry tip or Bismark tip. Whisk the cold pastry cream to lighten the texture. Fit a pastry bag with the pastry tip and fill with pastry cream, being sure not to overfill the bag.
• Pipe the cream into each hole until it starts to seep out of the top or you feel the pastry starting to get heavy (about 4 tablespoons of pastry cream per shell). Alternatively, slice the pastry shell in half lengthwise with a serrated knife and fill evenly with 4 tablespoons of the pastry cream.
• Gently spread 1 tablespoon of chocolate glaze onto the éclair or carefully dip the top of each filled éclair into the glaze (use this method only if you filled the shells from the bottom). Chill about 30 minutes to set the glaze before serving.

NO-BAKE ECLAIR CAKE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the pudding mix, milk and Cool Whip.
• In an 9x13-inch baking dish, arrange a single layer of graham cracker squares on the bottom. You may have to break them up a bit to get enough crackers to cover the bottom of your dish.
• Spread half of the pudding mixture on top of the crackers.
• Layer another layer of graham crackers over the pudding mixture.
• Then layer the other half of the pudding mixture on top of crackers.
• Top with a final layer of graham crackers.
• Put plastic wrap over dish and put in fridge for about 30 min to an hour to allow pudding to set.
• When ready, put the tub of chocolate frosting in the microwave for about 15 seconds to soften (remove lid and aluminum foil top before microwaving).
• Take out and stir frosting. It should be easily spreadable now.
• Remove plastic wrap from dish and evenly spread chocolate frosting all over the top layer of graham crackers.
• Place plastic wrap over top of dish and put back in fridge and let it chill overnight.
• This dessert gets better over time. The graham crackers need plenty of time to soften up.
• When ready, slice and serve!

GRAHAM CRACKER ÉCLAIR 'CAKE'

Steps:

• Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Let stand 5 min. Meanwhile, cover bottom of 8-inch square pan with graham squares, overlapping as needed to form even layer.
• Stir COOL WHIP into pudding; spread half over graham squares in pan. Cover with 10 of the remaining graham squares. Repeat layers of pudding mixture and graham squares.
• Refrigerate 3 hours. Spread with BAKER'S ONE BOWL Chocolate Frosting.

NO-BAKE CARAMEL APPLE ÉCLAIR 'CAKE'

Steps:

• Microwave caramels with 1/4 cup milk and 1/2 cup COOL WHIP in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min.; stir until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended. Reserve for later use.
• Microwave apples and cinnamon in separate microwaveable bowl 2 min. or until apples are softened. Cool 10 min. Meanwhile, beat pudding mix, apple juice concentrate and remaining milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Let stand until apples are cooled.
• Add apples and remaining COOL WHIP to pudding mixture; mix well.
• Cover bottom of 8-inch square dish with 9 graham squares, overlapping as necessary to form even layer; top with half the apple mixture. Repeat layers. Cover with remaining graham squares. Spread reserved caramel mixture over top of dessert.
• Refrigerate 3 hours.
• Sprinkle with nuts before serving.

CHOCOLATE ECLAIRS

Steps:

• Pate a Choux: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Bring salt, water, and butter to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until it forms a film on the bottom of the pot. Cool mixture and add eggs 1 at a time until completely incorporated. Pipe 5 to 6 inch rods of the mixture onto a lightly greased sheet pan. Bake for 17 minutes. Turn oven down to 350 degrees for 15 more minutes.
• Pastry Cream: Scald milk with 3/4-cup sugar and salt. Whisk yolks and remaining 3/4-cup sugar until pale and ribboning. Whisk in flour and cornstarch. Slowly, while whisking, pour in scalded milk. Return all to stove and stir with wooden spoon until thick and 1 or 2 bubbles form. Put mixture in a bowl and add vanilla. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
• Ganache: Melt chocolate and butter together over low heat, stirring constantly.
• Using a paring knife, poke a hole into 1 end of each eclair shell. Put a small open tip on a pastry bag and fill bag with cream. Squirt cream into each shell until eclairs feel heavy. Dip top of each filled eclair into chocolate ganache. Serve cold or at room temperature.

NO-BAKE BANANA ÉCLAIR 'CAKE'

Steps:

• Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Let stand 5 min. Meanwhile, cover bottom of 8-inch square pan with 10 graham squares, overlapping as needed to form even layer.
• Stir 2-1/2 cups COOL WHIP into pudding. Spread half over graham squares in pan; cover with layers of half each of the bananas and remaining graham squares. Repeat layers of pudding mixture, bananas and graham squares. Refrigerate 3 hours.
• Microwave remaining COOL WHIP with chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended when stirred; spread over dessert. Refrigerate 15 min.

ECLAIR CAKE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the pudding mix and milk and allow to set up.
• Fold in the defrosted non-dairy whipped topping.
• Spray the inside of a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick pan spray, arrange graham cracker squares in a single layer on the bottom of the side. Break crackers to fit if needed.
• Spread half of the pudding mixture over the crackers.
• Layer another layer of graham crackers over the pudding mixture.
• Top with the other half of the pudding mixture on top of crackers, be sure to spread edge to edge in an even layer.
• Top with a final layer of graham crackers, adding broken crackers to fill in any space.
• Chill in the fridge for about an hour to allow pudding to set.

ECLAIR CAKE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, thoroughly blend the pudding mix and milk.
• Fold in cool whip.
• 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 entire cake up to the edges of the pan.
• Cover, and chill at least 4 hours before serving.

ECLAIR CAKE (NO-BAKE)

Steps:

• Lightly butter a 13 x 9" baking pan. Layer bottom of baking pan with Graham Crackers, (they may have to be cut to fit in the baking dish).
• Mix the puddings and the milk, when it starts to thicken, fold in the Cool Whip topping.
• Spread half of the pudding/topping mixture onto the crackers, then add another layer of Graham crackers (repeat ending up with the cracker on top).
• Frost the top layer of crackers using all of the chocolate icing.
• Refrigerate overnight or for 4 hours before serving.
• Cut into squares and enjoy!

CHOCOLATE ECLAIR CAKE

Steps:

• Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan with graham crackers. In a large bowl, combine the milk and vanilla pudding according to directions on box. Fold in the whipped topping. Spread a layer of the pudding mixture over the graham crackers. Alternate the graham cracker and pudding layers up to the top of the pan. Cook the container of prepared frosting, uncovered in the microwave for 1 minute on half power. Pour over the top of the cake. Refrigerate for at least 12 hours before serving.

ECLAIR CAKE

Steps:

• Butter the bottom of a 13x9x2-inch pan. Line the whole pan with graham crackers.
• In bowl of an electric mixer, mix pudding with 3 1/2 cups milk; beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in whipped topping.
• Pour half the pudding mixture over graham crackers. Place another layer of whole graham crackers on top of pudding layer. Pour over remaining half of pudding mixture and cover with another layer of graham crackers.
• Cover cake with frosting and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Blend together sugar and cocoa. Add butter and 1/3 cup milk, mixing well. Add corn syrup and vanilla. Stir until creamy.

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.