Homemade eclair cake, inspired by cook's country

Name: Homemade eclair cake, inspired by cook's country
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 vanilla pudding recipe* see in profile; 1 1/2 tsp unflavored powdered gelatin; 2 tbsp water; 3 1/2 cup heavy cream, cold; 1 14 ounce box of graham crackers; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 1 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, must be dark chocolate; 4 tbsp vegetable oil

Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook

USA

This homemade version of classic eclair pudding cake is well worth the effort! One bite and your hooked!

Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook

USA

This homemade version of classic eclair pudding cake is well worth the effort! One bite and your hooked!

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Ingredients

1 hour

12 servings

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1vanilla pudding recipe* see in profile
1 1/2 tspunflavored powdered gelatin
2 tbspwater
3 1/2 cupheavy cream, cold
114 ounce box of graham crackers
1 tbspcaster sugar
1 1/2 cupdark chocolate chips, must be dark chocolate
4 tbspvegetable oil

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Steps

1 hour

1

This dessert may seem daunting to prepare but is worth it and honestly easy to make. Time for the steps is the biggest obstacle. Please do give it a try, it is so very worth the effort!
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Cook pudding as directed in recipe. Chill though for 3 hours.
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/355873-homemade-vanilla-pudding

Homemade vanilla pudding
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Once pudding is chilled, in a small cup add the gelatin and water. Allow to sit for 3-5 minutes.
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Microwave it for 30 seconds. If you don't have a microwave heat in small sauce pan, on high,until bubbly. Scrape out every last bit from pan using this method:-) and cool
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In mixer using whisk attachment, whisk 2 1/2 cups cream until soft peaks.
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Continue whisking adding in gelatin and whisk until you achieve firm peaks.
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In large bowl, blend 1/3 of whipped cream into pudding. Then carefully fold in remainder to keep as much air as possible that you whisked into cream. Set aside
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In another sauce pan, heat remaining cream, just bring to a boil being careful not to scorch.
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Remove from heat, add in chips , sugar , oil . whisk to combine well. Set aside
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TO ASSEMBLE:
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Use a 9 by 13 baking dish. Line bottom with full sized graham crackers. You may need to break one to cover it completely.
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Top grahams with half of pudding mixture.
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Add a layer of grahams on top of that layer.
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one more layer of pudding and then last layer of grahams.
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Pour chocolate sauce over top graham layer and spread evenly.
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Cover and chill 24 hours! This is truly the most difficult part. It must set up properly for optimal results