Chocolate Eclair Cake

Mamie37's Note:

This is a recipe that was very popular in the '70's. Easy to put together and quite delicious.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

Filling

• 1 box graham cracker
• 2 boxes instant vanilla pudding
• 3 cups milk
• 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip

Topping

• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 ounces good quality sweetened chocolate

Directions:

1. Filling: Mix together pudding and milk.
2. Fold in Cool Whip, and mix well.
3. Butter a 9 x 13" cake pan.
4. Place a layer of crackers in the pan.
5. Top with half of the pudding mixture, then add another layer of crackers, and the remaining pudding.
6. End with a third layer of crackers, and set aside.
7. Topping: Blend milk, cocoa, sugar and salt and bring to a boil.
8. Cook and stir for 1 minute, and remove from heat.
9. Stir in butter and vanilla.
10. Mix well, and allow to cool.
11. Spread cooled mixture on top of cake, and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.
12. Just before serving, decorate top with chocolate curls by peeling chocolate bar with a vegetable peeler.

Reviews

[CandyTX]

My husband made this yesterday for his fellow teachers they had "memories" day at school and were to bring something that brought out some sort of memory. He chose this because a very dear friend of ours used to make this for us when we lived in Honolulu in the mid-90s. The teachers ate it up, it sure didn't last long! From 9/16/2006: I haven't had a chocolate eclair cake in a LONG time. This was SO good! We used fat free pudding, but everything else the same. Yummmy!

[Chef #353163]

awesome dessert!you did good tom!

[babygirl65]

I made this for my fiance's office and they loved it. The only thing I did different was use White Chocolate pudding (I don't like vanilla pudding) and the new "pourable" chocolate frosting. Next time I will try the Cheesecake pudding.....YUM!!