Chocolate Eclair Cake

Here is an easy recipe that looks like you worked all morning to make up. It’s great for pot lucks, but is best eaten the day you make it.

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 12 -16

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

Crust:
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup flour
4 eggs

Filling:
8 oz. softened cream cheese
2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding
2 1/2 cups milk
2 Tbs. whipped cream or whipped topping from the grocery

Directions

For the crust: Boil water, add flour and butter. Stir hard! Immediately remove from heat and add eggs, one at a time while still stirring vigorously. Batter will be very thick. Spread in a lightly greased 9×13 pan, bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes until golden brown and bubbly. Cool the crust in the pan.
For the filling: Beat cream cheese, vanilla pudding, milk and whipped cream together with a wire whip. Spread over cooled crust and top with more whipped cream. Drizzle chocolate syrup on top. Refrigerate until needed. If you’re feeling fancy, shave a chocolate bar over it.

Categories: Cakes, Cheesecakes, Crowd-Size, Crusts, Desserts, Entertaining, Fillings, Old-Fashioned, Potluck, Puddings & Custards

Tags: easy