A Different Chocolate Eclair Cake (Dessert)

Submitted by Briteyz

"Most Eclair Cakes or Desserts use Graham Crackers. I find that by using Club Crackers, the desert actually tastes more like a true Chocolate Eclair. I find its not as sweet using the Club Crackers also. If you don't want to make the frosting, use a ready made chocolate fudge frosting. Just heat for a few seconds so its pourable. Cook time is chill time. To make it lighter, you can use sugar free pudding, low fat milk, low fat Club crackers, and sugar free Cool Whip."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 9

ingredients

• cake

• 453.59 g box Club crackers
• 2 (192.77 g) box vanilla instant pudding mix
• 709.77 ml milk
• 255.14 g Cool Whip, thawed

• frosting

• 56.69 g chocolate squares
• 44.37 ml butter
• 29.58 ml light corn syrup
• 4.92 ml vanilla
• 354.88 ml powdered sugar
• 44.37 ml milk

directions

1. Arrange Club crackers on the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan, to completely cover bottom in a single layer.
2. Mix pudding and milk, then fold in cool whip.
3. Pour pudding mixture on layer of Club crackers, then add another layer of crackers,to completely cover top in a single layer. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
4. Melt chocolate and butter together. Once combined, add remaining ingredients, stirring until all combined.
5. Pour frosting over chilled cake and refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.
6. You will have Club crackers left.

Reviews

[BlueTurbo]

I have been looking for this recipe ever since I tried it at a cookout last summer! I'm so happy to have found a copy. This is so easy to make and its absolutely delicious :] Thank you!

 

[mickie49]

Terriif! Really is more like a true eclair. I cut the recipe in half and made it in a 9x9 pan with no problem. Used sugar-free pudding and sugar-free Coolwhip. Used a sugar free hot fudge sauce for the frosting(warmed, then thinned ever so slightly with fat free 1/2-1/2--still got raves! Thanks!

 

[Robirdie]

This is very good. At first I thought crackers I don't I know about this. But why not give it a try. It's so creamy and the flavor is very good and so easy to put together. You would never know it has crackers. I have made the other one, I like this one much better. My grandkids were over the other day, they had some my DGD (6)said grammie this is so good. My DGS (4) didn't say anything he was to busy filling his mouth. Thanks

 

[Babes_Mom]

The first time I ever had this, it was made with cinnamon grahams. I tried it with the club crackers for our Thanksgiving dinner and everyone loved it. It was SO easy... only took about 10 minutes from start to refrigerator. I made it with the canned icing, microwaved until it was pourable. It couldn't have been easier! Just yesterday we needed a dessert for a work pitch-in, so I made this again. Everyone raved about it and wanted the recipe! They all said this recipe was better than the one with the graham crackers. I agree! Briteyz, you've got a winner with this one... thanks!

 

[Nan1104]

I used Club crackers, as you suggested, and I won't be using Graham crackers again! Thanks for the great tip!