Cream Puff Cake

yooper's Note:

A co-worker of mine brought this into work today and I had to share the recipe! It's like a giant eclair!

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 24

• 1 cup water
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 4 cups milk
• 3 (3 ½ ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding
• 1 (12 ounce) container Cool Whip
• ¼ cup chocolate syrup

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a large heavy suacepan, heat butter and water to boiling over medium-high heat.
3. Add flour and reduce heat to low.
4. Cook and stir until it forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the pan.
5. Remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl.
6. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg.
7. Spread in bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
8. Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes.
9. Cool completely.
10. To make the filling: In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and milk and beat until smooth.
11. Add pudding mix and beat until thickened.
12. Spread over cooled shell.
13. Top with whipped topping, and drizzle chocolate syrup over the top.

Reviews

[cherir]

This was fantastic! I made it the night before, because I like to make pudding type desserts and let them sit and absorb the flavors (but save the Cool Whip for shortly before serving). I made this for a party and it was a huge hit! We did use the chocolate sauce, and it was perfect! I did not notice the crust getting soggy at all.

[KylaM]

Wasn't as good as I thought it would be. MUST be eaten within 1 day of making or the crust goes soggy. Also you may want to just make regular cream puffs as the crust is really much thicker than it should be for a cream puff.

[Manda]

Made this, and ate this, and ate this, and ate this....SOOO GOOD!! I didn't have chocolate syrup though, but I didn't even miss it (20 lbs. later/lol!) Thanks, Mark, for a wonderful recipe!!