Cream Puff Cake
A deliciously cool and creamy cake with a flaky crust. This Cream Puff Cake is perfect for summer picnics. A new way to eat a cream puff!
Servings 15
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
For the fudge filling:
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate Hershey’s Special Dark would work
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons hot water
For the pudding:
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 3 cups milk
- 5.1 ounces instant vanilla pudding 1 large box
Topping:
- 8 ounces Cool Whip thawed
- Hershey’s chocolate syrup
Instructions
Make the crust:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a heavy saucepan, heat butter and water to boiling over medium-high heat.
- Add the flour and reduce heat to low. Cook and stir until it forms a ball and pulls away from the pan.
- Remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl. Using a hand mixer, beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg.
- Spread in bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool completely.
Make the chocolate layer:
- Melt the chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over low heat.
- Stir in 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Whisk well.
- Stir in hot water, one tablespoon at a time, until icing is smooth and able to be drizzled.
- Remove from heat, cool slightly, and drizzle over the bottom of the crust.
Make the pudding:
- In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and ¼ cup of milk. Beat until smooth. Continue to add the milk in ¼ cup increments, mixing between each addition. This will help you not have cream cheese clumps.
- Once all 3 cups are added in, add pudding mix and mix well until it starts to thicken.
- Spread this mixture over the fudge-topped crust. Allow to refrigerate and set for 10 minutes.
- Top with Cool Whip and then drizzle chocolate syrup over the top.
- Refrigerate at least one hour before serving.
Notes
The calories shown are based on the cake being cut into 15 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of cake. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**