Cream Puff Cake
Description
This cream puff cake recipe is like a giant eclair with a whipped cream cheese and vanilla pudding filling and a generous chocolate syrup drizzle.
Ingredients
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1 cup water
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1/2 cup butter
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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4 eggs
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4 cups milk
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
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3 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
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1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
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1/4 cup chocolate syrup
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2
Combine water and butter in a large, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Add flour and reduce heat to low; cook and stir until forms a ball and pulls away from the pan. Remove from heat; transfer to a large bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3
Spread dough into bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9x13-inch baking dish.
4
Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven; set shell aside until completely cooled.
5
Beat milk and cream cheese together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add pudding mix; beat until thickened. Spread over cooled shell. Top with whipped topping; drizzle with chocolate syrup.