Éclair Cake Recipe For Easter Day 2024

March 23, 2024 by admin

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Éclair Cake Recipe for Easter Day 2024: This is the ideal dessert to prepare in advance, and it doesn’t require using the oven! For the best and most true eclair taste, my version of eclair cake is made with actual pastry cream (not box pudding mixes) and real handcrafted whipped cream, then covered in smooth chocolate ganache!

Éclair Cake Recipe For Easter Day 2024

Ingredients

Pastry Cream

¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
¼ cup (32 g) cornstarch

½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups (355 ml) whole milk

1 ½ cup (355 ml) heavy cream
5 large egg yolks

2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces

Whipped Cream

1 ½ cups (355 ml) heavy whipping cream, very cold
½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
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 (175 ml) heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Mix the cornstarch, sugar, and salt in a medium-sized pot.

1/4 cup (150 g) of sugar crystals, ¼ cup (32 g) of cornstarch, and ½ tsp salt
Beat the egg yolks, cream, and milk together thoroughly in a large measuring cup or another bowl.

Five large egg yolks, 1 ½ cups (355 ml) heavy cream, and 1 ½ cups (355 ml) whole milk

Once again, whisk the cornstarch mixture and gradually add the milk, cream, and egg yolk mixture until well blended. Adjust the heat on your burner to medium and whisk continuously until the mixture starts to thicken and resemble pudding. Depending on your stove, this may take some time, so don’t increase the heat too much as you risk overcooking the pastry cream or even stopping it from thickening properly.

Remove from the heat and pour through a fine mesh strainer into a large heatproof dish as soon as the pudding has thickened and the whisk leaves traces through the surface (dipping a spoon into the mixture to see whether the back of the spoon is completely covered is another good way to check if it is completed).

One spoonful of butter at a time, add it and stir until it melts after each addition. Add vanilla extract and stir. Smoothness is required in the mixture.
Two teaspoons vanilla extract, four tablespoons of unsalted butter divided into four pieces

To avoid a skin from forming, let the pastry cream cool for 15 minutes while stirring now and then. After that, place a piece of wax paper or plastic wrap immediately on top of the pastry cream and refrigerate until it cools fully, which should take approximately 90 minutes. After the pastry cream has cooled, you can beat up the whipped cream and put the eclair cake together!

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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.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans

Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 225mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 821IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 2mg

FAQs AND QUESTIONs

How far in advance can I make this cake?

Once assembled, the refrigerated eclair cake should be enjoyed within 3–4 days. However, you can make the pastry cream up to 2 days before assembling the cake to save time!

Can I freeze eclair cake?

Yes! This cake is great when frozen (and it even makes slicing and serving less messy!). I still recommend letting the cake chill in the refrigerator for several hours/overnight before freezing so that the Graham crackers can soften to the proper consistency. Once frozen, you can keep the cake (tightly covered) in the freezer for up to a month. Serve frozen/do not thaw before serving.

Éclair Cake Recipe For Easter Day 2024

Ingredients

Pastry Cream

Whipped Cream

For Assembly and Ganache

Instructions

ALSO SEE

Notes

Nutrition

FAQs AND QUESTIONs

How far in advance can I make this cake?

Can I freeze eclair cake?

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