Description
Indulge in the deliciousness of this Cream Puff Cake, a delightful dessert featuring a puffy choux pastry crust filled with a creamy vanilla pudding mixture and topped with whipped cream and chocolate syrup.
Ingredients
Scale
Choux Pastry
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
Filling
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 2 packages (3.4 oz each) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 3 cups cold whole milk
- 1 container (8 oz) whipped topping, thawed
- Chocolate syrup, for drizzling
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Prepare pastry: In a saucepan, boil butter and water. Add flour, stir until a ball forms. Remove from heat, cool slightly. Beat in eggs one at a time. Spread dough in greased baking dish.
- Bake: Bake for 25–30 minutes until golden. Cool.
- Make filling: Beat cream cheese. Whisk pudding mixes and milk until thick, combine with cream cheese. Spread over crust.
- Top and chill: Add whipped topping, drizzle with chocolate syrup. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Notes
- For a chocolate variation, use chocolate pudding instead of vanilla.
- Best served chilled.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 105mg
