I love cooking, I really wish I could just cook or bake all day.. unfortunately I have no head for business, and so therefore it will remain my interest rather than my job... I also love to cook for others and so when my lovely friends suggest I should make them something I love to give it a go.

Today I shared such a delight with my cat show buddies. I loved being able to bring something to life for them.. So I tackled a new recipe, and it got a good reaction, and I thought I would share it here. I adjusted the ingredients to suit New Zealand ingredients, because the original recipe on Facebook used prepackaged American products like Vanilla Pudding and Cool Whip.

Chocolate Eclair Cake!!!

1 cup water
1/2 cup (125g) butter
1 cup flour
4 large eggs

500g package Cream Cheese, softened

300 mls vanilla custard (buy ready made or make your own)

300 mls whipped cream

chocolate syrup or homemade chocolate sauce

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 200oC. Lightly grease a 9″X13″ (22X33cm) glass baking pan (Pyrex)

Eclair Crust:

In a medium saucepan, melt butter in water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in flour. Mix in one egg at a time, mixing completely before adding another egg. Spread mixture into pan, covering the bottom and sides evenly. *If the sides of your pan are too greased you won’t be able to get the mixture to stay up the sides so make sure to just lightly grease.

Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown (Mine only took 25 minutes.) You may want to check it occasionally-you don’t want to overcook the crust, it will ruin the cake! Remove from oven and let cool (don’t touch or push bubbles down).

Filling: Whip cream cheese in a medium bowl. Slowly add custard to cream cheese, mixing until there are no lumps. Place in fridge. When the crust is completely cooled, pour filling in. Top with a layer of whipped cream however thick you want it and serve drizzled with chocolate syrup.

Happy Cooking,

K