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CHOCOLATE ECLAIR CAKE | SOUTHERN LIVING



Chocolate Eclair Cake | Southern Living image

Have you eaten a chocolate eclair—and I mean a good chocolate eclair? The bittersweet ganache coats your mouth as the pastry shell breaks under a soft bite, and the milky vanilla pastry cream is sitting right there, tasting kind of like the best pudding on earth. It's baffling to me that there isn't a designated holiday celebrating the eclair, but I digress. The flavors themselves are straightforward, but together they create a pastry that beautifully represents simplicity and elegance.Recipes for chocolate eclair cakes litter the internet, but there's a problem: they're just sheet cakes with vanilla pudding (or worse, Cool Whip) and chocolate. There's no buttery crisp pastry and there's certainly not the awe of a beautifully constructed confection, because—well—it's just a sheet cake with a makeshift filling, a whole lot of simplicity but very little elegance. Don't misunderstand me, sheet cakes have their place and so does vanilla pudding (jury's still out on Cool Whip)—but for a cake that's supposed to represent an eclair, a little time and a little effort are almost required to make something truly wonderful.We decided to make a cake that's just as worthy of celebration as the eclair. With toasted pastry flecks in a buttercream covering the cake, this confection is filled with chocolate ganache and real pastry cream between each cake layer, topped with a final covering of ganache that drips over the edges. It's a sight to behold, and even more of a delight to eat. The cake might seem like an extravagant baking endeavor because it takes time, but trust us—the recipe is easy to follow and the end result is worth it. In keeping with a long history of French-style pastries, the cake is both stunning and simple, and we can assure you that any sort of celebration would welcome this three-tiered marvel as a fitting centerpiece for the spread.

Provided by Micah A Leal

Number Of Ingredients 30

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 cups whole milk
4 egg yolks
3 unsalted butter, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
Powdered sugar for dusting
3 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2 cups granulated sugar
5 eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch salt
6 tablespoons Pastry Cream
6 ounces (60%) bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped and divided
8 unsalted butter, divided

Steps:

  • For Pastry Cream:Whisk together sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan. In separate bowl, whisk together milk and egg yolks until combined. Add milk mixture to saucepan with 2 Tbsp. butter. Place saucepan over medium-high and whisk constantly until mixture begins to boil. Continue whisking for 30 seconds until mixture is thick. Remove from heat, and stir in 1 Tbsp. butter and vanilla. Transfer mixture to refrigerator.
  • For Pastry Decorations:Preheat oven to 400°F. Prepare 1 piping bag with plain 1/2-inch piping tip. Combine butter, sugar, salt, and water in a saucepan over medium-high. Bring to boil, add flour, and stir vigorously until dough comes together and a dry film coats the bottom of the pan, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside for 3 minutes. Add one egg, and stir vigorously until fully incorporated. Add another egg and stir again until smooth, shiny, and thick. Place in piping bag, and pipe 1 1/4-inch-diameter rounds on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Using a damp finger, press down any peaks of dough so the surface of each round is perfectly domed. Bake for 10 minutes, lower oven temperature to 350°F and bake until golden brown, 15-18 minutes. Cool completely before cutting each puff in half  horizontally, removing tops and dusting with powdered sugar. Set aside. Place bottoms in a food processor, and pulse until pastry becomes fine crumbs. Transfer to a baking sheet, and bake at 400°F until toasted and brown, about 5 minutes. Set aside for later use. 
  • For Cake Layers:Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease three 9-inch round cake pans. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a stand mixer, cream together butter, shortening, and sugar until light in color, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, waiting until each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next. Beat on medium-high for 3 minutes. In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. With mixer on low, slowly stream buttermilk mixture into butter mixture. Increase to medium speed and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add flour mixture and mix until combined, about 1 minute. Pour into prepared cake pans, and bake until lightly golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • For Eclair Buttercream:Cream together butter and powdered sugar until lightened in color, about 3 minutes. Add vanilla and salt. Then add 6 Tbsp. prepared Pastry Cream and the toasted pastry crumbs from Step 2. Beat until combined. Place buttercream into piping bags.
  • For Assembly:Place 3 oz. chopped chocolate and 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter in a medium saucepan. Place over medium heat and stir until just melted. Remove from heat. Use a serrated knife to remove any domes from the Cake Layers so they are even and flat. Pipe a ring of Eclair Buttercream around the edge of the surface of the first Cake Layer, creating a border. Pour half of the melted chocolate inside the ring of buttercream, spreading across the top of the Cake Layer. Remove pastry cream from the refrigerator, mix with a fork until smooth, and spread half of the pastry cream on top of the chocolate. Place second Cake Layer on top of the first, and repeat process of piping buttercream border and spreading remaining chocolate ganache and pastry cream. Top with final Cake Layer, putting it face down so the smooth bottom of the layer forms the top surface of the cake. Pipe remaining buttercream on top and sides of cake. Smooth with a spatula. Refrigerator until firm, about 1 hour. Heat remaining 3 oz. chopped chocolate with remaining 4 Tbsp. butter in a  medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir until melted, then set aside until just above room temperature (about 90°F). Pour over top of chilled cake and use a spatula to gently push chocolate across the surface, allowing chocolate to drip over the edges of the cake. Place Pastry Decorations reserved from Step 2 around the perimeter of the top of the cake. Let chocolate set before serving, 15 minutes.

ECLAIRS II RECIPE | ALLRECIPES



Eclairs II Recipe | Allrecipes image

My family loves these eclairs and request them all the time. I usually make them as dessert whenever we have company coming, they are always a hit!

Provided by Patty Stockton

Categories     World Cuisine    European    French

Total Time 1 hours 0 minutes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Yield 9 eclairs

Number Of Ingredients 15

½ cup butter
1 cup water
1 cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
2?½ cups cold milk
1 cup heavy cream
¼ cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons hot water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, stirring until butter melts completely. Reduce heat to low, and add flour and salt. Stir vigorously until mixture leaves the sides of the pan and begins to form a stiff ball. Remove from heat. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well to incorporate completely after each addition. With a spoon or a pastry bag fitted with a No. 10, or larger, tip, spoon or pipe dough onto cookie sheet in 1 1/2 x 4 inch strips.
  • Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and bake 20 minutes more, until hollow sounding when lightly tapped on the bottom. Cool completely on a wire rack.
  • For the filling, combine pudding mix and milk in medium bowl according to package directions. In a separate bowl, beat the cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Beat in 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Fold whipped cream into pudding. Cut tops off of cooled pastry shells with a sharp knife. Fill shells with pudding mixture and replace tops.
  • For the icing, melt the chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir in 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in hot water, one tablespoon at a time, until icing is smooth and has reached desired consistency. Remove from heat, cool slightly, and drizzle over filled eclairs. Refrigerate until serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 476.2 calories, CarbohydrateContent 49.4 g, CholesterolContent 157.8 mg, FatContent 28.4 g, FiberContent 0.8 g, ProteinContent 7.6 g, SaturatedFatContent 16.9 g, SodiumContent 484.9 mg, SugarContent 34.6 g

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