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Eclair Cake with Chocolate Ganache

American / French-inspiredDessertMedium
Prep
30 min
Cook
25 min
Total
160 min
Serves
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Ingredients

pastry shell

  • 1 cupwater
  • 0.5 cupbutter
  • 0.25 tspsalt
  • 1 cupall-purpose flour
  • 4eggs

filling

  • 2 cupscold heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tbspconfectioners' sugar
  • 1 tspvanilla extract
  • 2 3.5 oz pkgsinstant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 cupscold milk

chocolate ganache

  • 1 cupbittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 cupheavy cream

Method

  1. 1Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. Place a mixing bowl in the freezer to chill.
  2. 2Combine water, butter, and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and stir in flour until mixture pulls away from sides. Transfer to a mixing bowl and beat in eggs one at a time. Spread evenly in baking dish.
  3. 3Bake 25–30 minutes until golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack.
  4. 4Remove chilled bowl from freezer. Pour in 2 cups cold whipping cream and whip until thickened (~1 min). Stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla; continue whipping to stiff peaks. Refrigerate.
  5. 5Mix pudding and cold milk until creamy. Fold in whipped cream. Spread filling over cooled crust and refrigerate.
  6. 6Place chopped chocolate in a heat-proof bowl. Bring 1 cup cream to a near-boil and pour over chocolate; let sit 1 minute. Whisk until smooth; cool slightly (~10 min). Pour ganache over filling. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.