Friday, June 26, 2009

#1349 - Cream Cheese Eclair Cake

(by Shirley McNevich)

Crust: 1 cup water; 1/2 cup Parkay margarine; 1 cup flour; 4 eggs
Filling: 1 - 6oz. box Jell-O vanilla instant pudding; 2 1/2 cups milk; 1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
Topping: 1 - 8oz. Cool Whip (thawed); Hershey's chocolate syrup for drizzling; maraschino cherries; chopped nuts

In a saucepan over medium heat add water and margarine--stir and bring to a boil. Add flour--stir quickly until it forms a ball--remove saucepan from heat. Add first egg to ball--stir quickly. Add second egg--stir quickly. Add third egg--stir quickly. Add fourth egg--stir quickly. Spread the mixture on to the bottom of a greased 10 x 15 baking pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool crust completely--set aside. In a mixer add milk and pudding mix--beat. Add cream cheese--beat. Spread cream cheese mixture on to the cooled crust. Spread the Cool Whip over the top. Drizzle the top with chocolate sauce and sprinkle chopped nuts over the top. Drain the cherries, cut them in half and pat them dry with paper towels. Arrange cherries on the top.

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