Eclair Cake

Submitted by mcdjcd

"I got this from a former boss of mine. Messy but awesome!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour
• 4 eggs (ROOM TEMPERATURE!)
• 2 (3 ounce) packages vanilla instant pudding mix or (3 ounce) packages custard mix
• 2 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1⁄2 pint heavy cream
• 16 ounces milk chocolate frosting

directions

1. Cake: Pour water, butter and salt in a small saucepan, bring to boil.
2. Remove from heat and add the flour all at once, mix well.
3. Add the eggs, one at a time mixing well after each egg until the mixture is well blended.
4. Spray a cookie sheet with Pam.
5. Spoon the dough onto the cookie sheet in the shape you want.
6. (I have only had luck doing ovals!) Using a spoon, smooth the top and sides of the dough.
7. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes.
8. Shut off the oven but leave cake in there for 15 minutes with the door shut.
9. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
10. When cooled, cut in half lengthwise.
11. Filling: Mix the pudding as directed on the box using the amount of milk listed above.
12. Mix the heavy cream in a separate bowl until stiff.
13. Fold the two mixtures together completely.
14. Spoon this filling onto the bottom of the dough and smooth out.
15. Replace the top section of the cake.
16. Frost with the frosting.
17. (You can subsitiute Cool Whip for the heavy cream but it won't be as rich tasting but it will be about 1000 calories less!).

Reviews

[Evalina]

I am a bit embarrassed...I actually made this weeks ago and forgot to review it...my bad!! Made this for my MIL's birthday. She loved it!!! I decorated it with fresh strawberries and it looked WOW!! I used the fresh cream (stuff the extra calories!) And I drizzled it with melted dark chocolate over the frosting. YUM!!!! I will be making ths again soon! Thanks for the keeper Verelucky!