Completely Homemade, No-Bake Eclair Cake
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- My Eclair Cake is a great, easy, no-bake dessert recipe that’s made with real pastry cream (no box pudding mixes used here!). It’s perfect for summer (or anytime!) and great for making in advance.
Recipe: sugarspunrun.com/eclair-cake/
Ingredients
Pastry Cream
¾ cup granulated sugar (150g)
¼ cup cornstarch (32g)
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups whole milk (355ml)
1 ½ cup heavy cream (355ml)
5 large egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter cut into 4 pieces
Whipped Cream
1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream (very cold) (355ml)
½ cup powdered sugar (60g)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For Assembly and Ganache
30 graham crackers
6 oz chopped semisweet or 60% dark chocolate bar (or couverture chocolate)
¾ cup heavy whipping cream (175ml)
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Instructions
00:00 Introduction
Pastry Cream (note, pastry cream will take at least 90 minutes to cool before it can be used. This cream can be prepared up to 2 days in advance of using and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use).
00:43 In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together milk, cream, and egg yolks until completely combined.
01:40 In a medium-sized saucepan, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt.
01:55 While whisking the cornstarch mixture, slowly drizzle in the milk/cream/egg yolk mixture until combined. Turn stovetop heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to thicken to a pudding-like consistency (this may take some time depending on your particular stove).
02:36 As soon as pudding has thickened and the whisk leaves trails through the surface (another good way to check if it is finished is to dip a spoon in the mixture and see if the back of the spoon is entirely coated), remove from heat and pour through a fine mesh strainer into a large heatproof bowl.
02:36 Add butter, one tablespoon at a time, stirring after each addition until melted. Stir in vanilla extract, mixture should be smooth.
04:00 Allow mixture to cool for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally (to prevent a skin from forming) then press a piece of wax paper or plastic wrap directly against the surface of the pastry cream and transfer to the refrigerator to cool until completely chilled (about 90 minutes). One pastry cream is chilled, you can make your whipped cream and assemble your eclair cake!
Whipped Cream
04:34 Prepare whipped cream by combining cold heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in a large bowl and using an electric mixer to beat on high-speed until you have achieved stiff peaks (a thick fluffy mixture similar in consistency to Cool Whip).
Assembly
05:13 Fold prepared whipped cream into completely cooled pastry cream until completely combined.
05:30 Place a single layer of graham crackers into the bottom of a 13x9” (23x33cm) baking dish. Layer with half of your pastry cream/whipped cream mixture, and use a spatula to smooth the top so it is an even layer.
06:02 Gently nestle a second layer of graham crackers into the pastry cream. Top with remaining pastry cream.
06:17 Top the pastry cream with a final layer of graham crackers. Place the tray in the refrigerator while you prepare your ganache topping.
Ganache
06:25 Combine finely chopped chocolate and heavy cream in a medium-sized, heat-proof bowl. Place in the microwave and heat in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until mixture is smooth and glossy.
07:22 Allow ganache to cool for several minutes then remove eclair cake from refrigerator and spread ganache evenly over the graham cracker surface.
07:33 Cover and return to refrigerator for several hours (preferably overnight) before cutting and serving.
Notes
Storing:
Leave eclair cake in the pan that you made it in and store, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days. This cake may also be frozen (keep tightly covered) for up to a month.
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Finally no instant pudding and chemical cool whip. Thank you for this recipe!! It looks amazing.
I hope you love it! :)
It IS amazing!
Any recipe you see that has cool whip ( I can hear Stewies' voice in my head say "cool whip" ) you can always adapt it your own tastes, needs and preferences. Just make your own! It's not set in stone.
You INSPIRE me !
Thank you. My family thanks you ! A homemade dessert is love. Love.is a verb .
You are so welcome! I'm so glad everyone is enjoying everything so much! :)
Looks DELICIOUS!! And your instructions are easy to follow and clear. Can't wait to make this!!
I hope you love it! :)
Beautiful eclair cake. Thanks!
Thank you! 😊
Girl, I made this for my hubs birthday, I thought he was gonna lay an egg, while licking the bowls and spatulas lol. Everything here at home, is all scratch all the time (pesky food allergies) he loves everything I make. Meeting me, he gave up prepackaged, short cuts(canned soups etc) and restaurants. 25 years of marriage, he, my best friend & soul mate, has declared THIS recipe as his fave of all time. Our gathering is tomorrow, but he just couldn't wait, so I took pity on him & cut him out a small piece, lolol. THANK YOU for this stupendous recipe! This pasrty cream is out of this world fab! PLEASE do a cook book!
I am so glad to hear he enjoyed it so much! I hope everyone else liked it just as much. :)
I love this. Thanks will certainly add to my queue of items to do in the kitchen.
This looks delicious! I made your homemade pudding for a fantastic banana cream pie. The birthday "boy" absolutely loved his pie. Thanks for what looks to be another delicious recipe!
I hope everyone loves this just as much! :)
Thank you Sugar so easy and simple
Looks amazing and delicious, thanks for sharing! 😊
Enjoy! :)
Really look Delicious thanks dear Sam
I love no bake recipes!! 😍
I hope you love this one! :)
Thanks a lots Sam
You're welcome 😊
Saaaam thank you for this receipe again..your instructions are so easy to follow. Much love from Algeria and Canada.
You are very welcome! I hope you love it! :)
I made your citrusy chiffon cake for my sister's bday and it was a perfect recipe. We finished it in a day. Now gonna try this one next. Thanks for this!
I’m so glad everyone enjoyed the chiffon cake! This one is definitely a great one to try!
Excellent as ALWAYS👌❤🤗!!!
Thank you! :)
I love your recipes!
Thank you so much!
Love ur recipies! i made 4 of them already
That's awesome! I'm so glad you have been enjoying everything! :)
I use to make this waayyy back when I 1st got married w/Jello pudding n cool whip, but yum all homemade I'm 100% n can't believe I never thought of this. Thank u Sam😉💞
You're welcome! Enjoy! :)
this is a delicious easy recipe to make - so much better than the artificial stuff -
I totally agree! Homemade is always better. ☺️
I love your videos, recipes and personality your entertaining and i have learned a lot from watching you and following your recipes. My family considers me a pro baker thanks to God and your delicious recipes 😂 i have a few ideas for if one day you are stumped or just dont know what video to do next:
-how to make Chewy and thick brownies
-how to make soft breadsticks
- how to make Olive Garden pasta alfredo
- how to make croissants
- how to make a pepperoni pizza
-how to make the best chocolate chip cookies thick and chewy
Thank you so much! I love your ideas! I actually am working on a breadstick recipe right now so hopefully that will be ready to go soon. :)
@@SugarSpunRun aww yaaaaa bet its going to come out delicious as always glad you keep an open mind and actually respond to comments unlike other RUclipsrs 💕:D
Finally an eclair cake 💯 percent homemade
Enjoy! :)
Thumbs ☝ to you .yummy😋
Thank you! :)
Thank you.
Enjoy!
Interesting
You favor Blake Lively! Very pretty, love the recipes!🙂
Pop it in the freezer for about 15 minutes before cutting.
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At least instant pudding and cool whip are egg-free. I have allergies so I will just stick to the basic version you mentioned if I try to make this.
I hope you love it! :)
Look delicious..is there another biscuit I can use for this recipe Graham cracker is hard to get where I live?
You could probably use a cookie , maybe a Nilla wafer?
I agree this looks amazing. Same here I can’t get graham crackers that I know of. I’m thinking maybe digestive biscuits might be similar? Hmmmm
I think digestive biscuits will work fine here. :)
@@SugarSpunRun thank u
@@SugarSpunRun thanks Sam. You are the best for replying xox
Sam, is it possible to use whipped cream instead of pastry cream for this? If so, would you have to do something special to the whipped cream to make it more stiff and less prone to melt?
I have a stabilized whipped cream that should work pretty well here. 😊 ruclips.net/video/y1IDoWUPXcs/видео.html
Are you using pastry cream in your eclair cake and if so what is it
Great video! So, your "pastry cream" is identical to your vanilla pudding only a larger amount?
They are similar but not identical 😊
@@SugarSpunRun Awesome! Does the butter need to be cold before you add it to the pastry mixture or can it be room temperature like us southerners usually have it?
Can you use flour insted of corn starch
You can.
Can we use any other biscuits
I think digestive biscuits will work fine. :)
Disregard that statement what is the heavy cream and heavy whipping cream
If I go to the trouble of making homemade pastry cream I would expect something better than putting it over graham crackers.
There are actually many recipes on my blog that use pastry cream. :)
I don't know how you can loosely use the word 'Eclair' in your video title, and you also criticize others using instant vanilla pudding and cool whip in their recipes. And, then what you do in your recipe? You use graham crackers in place of the puff pastry. This is like making a No-Bake pizza by using slices of white bread for a pizza crust. Are you not creative enough to replicate the flavor of an Eclair puff pastry instead of taking short cuts using graham crackers?
🤣 O dear I see I have ruffled some feathers. Have a great day!
What a useless and unnecessary criticism! You don’t like it, don’t make it 🙄