Eclair Torte Food

CHOCOLATE ECLAIR TORTE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny., Line a large baking sheet with waxed paper. Draw a 10-in. circle on the waxed paper. Grease the paper. Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls just inside the circle outline. , Bake at 400° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack. Immediately prick with a fork and cool completely. Cut off top third of puffs. Pull out and discard soft dough from inside., For filling, in a large bowl, whisk milk, pudding mixes and vanilla for 2 minutes; let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Fold in whipped topping. Place bottom ring of cream puffs on a serving platter. Spoon filling inside. Top with top ring. Refrigerate., For icing, in a microwave, melt chocolate and butter with milk; stir until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Add confectioners' sugar and stir until smooth. Cool for 5 minutes. Drizzle over top of cake. Serve immediately. Refrigerate leftovers.

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.

CHOCOLATE ECLAIR TORTE (NOT THE GRAHAM CRACKER VERSION)

Steps:

• CRUST: Preheat oven to 450°F Grease a large jelly roll pan.
• Bring water and butter to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add flour and beat until the mixture forms a ball.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• Beat in eggs.
• Spread crust mixture on the prepared pan.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until firm.
• Don't overbake.
• FILLING: Mix the first 3 ingredients together with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Fold in Cool Whip.
• Spread on the cooled crust and chill for an hour or so to firm the filling.
• ICING: Using a medium saucepan or a double boiler, melt chocolate squares in butter over low to medium heat.
• Add the rest of the ingredients, adding more milk if necessary to achieve a smooth consistency.
• Drizzle over the filling.
• Chill before serving for a few hours.
• Store the torte in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE ECLAIR TORTE

Steps:

• Line bottom of 9x13-inch dish with crackers.
• Mix pudding and milk.
• Fold in whipped topping.
• Spoon layer of pudding mixture over crackers.
• Add another layer of crackers, then pudding mix again then final layer of crackers.
• Spread chocolate frosting over top.
• Chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

ECLAIR TORTE

Steps:

• Boil water, butter and salt in saucepan.
• Add flour all at once; stir until smooth ball forms.
• Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes.
• Add eggs one at a time.
• Beat well with a wooden spoon after each one; beat until smooth.
• Spread into a greased 9x13-inch pan.
• Bake at 400°F for 30-35 minutes until puffed and golden; cool completely.
• In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, pudding and milk until smooth.
• Spread over puff and refrigerate 20 minutes.
• Spread Cool Whip.
• Refrigerate.
• Drizzle with syrup just before serving.
• Keep in the fridge.

ECLAIR TORTE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring water, butter and salt to a boil. Add flour all at once; stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. , Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 400° until puffed and golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. If desired, remove puff from pan and place on a serving platter. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until light. Add milk and pudding mix; beat until smooth. Spread over puff; refrigerate for 20 minutes. Spread with whipped topping; refrigerate. Drizzle with chocolate syrup just before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

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 TORTE, THE EASY WAY

Steps:

• 1. FOR THE PUFF PASTRY: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a saucepan, bring water,butter and salt to a boil. Add flour all at once;stirring until smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat;let stand for 5 minutes.
• 2. Add eggs, one at a time,beating well with a wooden spoon after each addition. Beat until smooth.
• 3. Spread into a 13x9 inch baking pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 30-35 minutes until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. You can move it to a serving tray or return it to the pan.
• 4. FOR THE TOP LAYER; In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese,pudding mix and milk until smooth. Spread over puff pastry. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• 5. Spread with cool whip topping. Refrigerate. Drizzle with chocolate syrup and swirl with a fork just before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

ECLAIRS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
• In a medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, stirring until butter melts completely. Reduce heat to low, and add flour and salt. Stir vigorously until mixture leaves the sides of the pan and begins to form a stiff ball. Remove from heat. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well to incorporate completely after each addition. With a spoon or a pastry bag fitted with a No. 10, or larger, tip, spoon or pipe dough onto cookie sheet in 1 1/2 x 4 inch strips.
• Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and bake 20 minutes more, until hollow sounding when lightly tapped on the bottom. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• For the filling, combine pudding mix and milk in medium bowl according to package directions. In a separate bowl, beat the cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Beat in 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Fold whipped cream into pudding. Cut tops off of cooled pastry shells with a sharp knife. Fill shells with pudding mixture and replace tops.
• For the icing, melt the chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir in 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in hot water, one tablespoon at a time, until icing is smooth and has reached desired consistency. Remove from heat, cool slightly, and drizzle over filled eclairs. Refrigerate until serving.

CHOCOLATE ECLAIR TORTE (NOT THE GRAHAM CRACKER ONE)

Steps:

• Boil together water and butter in saucepan.
• Add flour all at once and stir quickly til a ball forms and leaves the sides of the pan.
• Remove from heat.
• Cool 5 minutes.
• Add eggs one at a time beating well with each addition.
• Spread onto bottom of greased 13x9 jellyroll pan (or baking sheet or dish.).
• Bake at 400º for 30 minutes. (Til puffed and golden.).
• Cool.
• Beat filling ingredients and spread over crust.
• Carefully spread over filling with 1 can chocolate frosting.
• Cut into squares and serve topped with cool whip and drizzled with magic shell if desired.

GRAHAM CRACKER ECLAIR

Steps:

• Place milk and pudding in large bowl, whisk for 2 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile cover bottom of 9x13 pan with Graham Crackers, breaking rectangles to cover as much of the pan as possible, forming an even layer.
• Stir Whipped Topping in with Pudding, incorporate well. Pour half the mixture and repeat. Top with second layer with Graham Crackers. Refrigerate for 3 hours.
• Melt the Chocolate Frosting in microwave enough to pour, about 30 seconds. Mix frosting so that its pourable but not too hot. Pour over, spread and refrigerate until ready to serve. Optional to top with chopped nuts or shaved chocolate.