Chocolate Eclair Cake

Chocolate Eclair Cake

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 20 mins
  • Servings: 12

    • Ingredients

  • 1 (1lb) box honey graham crackers

    • FILLING

  • 2packagesFrench vanilla instant pudding
  • 1 (8ounce) containers Cool Whip, thawed
  • 3cupsmilk

    • CHOCOATE GLAZE

  • 2ouncesunsweetened chocolate
  • 3tablespoonsbutter
  • 3tablespoonsmilk
  • 2tablespoonsKaro syrup
  • 1teaspoonvanilla
  • 1 1/2 cupspowdered sugar

    • Directions

  • Line buttered 9 x 12 dish with graham crackers.
  • Combine pudding mix with milk.
  • Fold in Cool Whip.
  • Pour half of the mixture over crackers.
  • Add second layer of crackers.
  • Add remaining pudding mixture.
  • Add final layer of graham crackers.
  • Over medium heat, melt chocolate glaze except for the powdered sugar.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Beat in 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar.
  • Pour over crackers.
  • Refrigerate overnight.

    • Reviews

  • “Just got home from a get together with our friends and someone brought this desert.It was delicious and was gobbled up.We forgot to get the recipe, so I told them I’d get from recipezaar. I’m definely going to make it. Your recipe is idendtical to what we had, thanks for posting it.”

  • “This is amazing!! Refrig for 24hrs prior to serving for best taste, but then again it might not make it 24hrs especially in my fridge!!”

  • “The first time my mother-in-law made this, I knew i had to have the recipe!it is fabulous–everyone loves it. If you needa quick fix, use some prepared rich chocolate frosting and it will do—although thechoc. glaze is the best!”

  • “Thank u for posting this recipe……I have made many times and it is always a hit…so good that I can not make it too often, as it is one of desserts that I can’t resist…….I have absolutley no willpower when this is dish in the frig……delicious and so easy to make!!!!”

  • “This is incredible!! So easy and delicious I can’t believe it. I’ve made it twice in the past two weeks and it has gotten rave reviews from my guests. The second time I made it though I used vanilla pudding and added some vanilla extract to the filling and I think it came out better but it was a hit both ways! I love the chocolate glaze on this. It really does taste like an eclair and is so easy to make I can’t keep the ingredients on hand or I’ll be eating it all the time! Thanks for posting – I love it!”

  • “great recipe! I hadded some Irish Cream and vanilla to the pudding mixture, and just melted chocolate, heavy cream, and I rish cream for the top. hmmmm”

  • “SO simple, SO delish!! Can’t believe I only recently heard of this from a friend. I highly recommend refigerating it for at least 24 hours before serving. The crackers will be softer and more cake-like.For the icing, I use 1/2 cup cocoa powder in place of the chocolate (all other ingredientssame). Mix cocoa and powdered sugar, melt the butter and stir into dry mix w/milk, then add syrup and vanilla.Pours well.”

  • “We have been making this for years! Keep refrigerated so it doesn’t melt. Everybody raves about it!”

  • “My family and I definitely enjoyed the recipe and it was gone in a day!Thanks for a quick and easy recipe.I did substitute the flavor of pudding for reg Vanilla and used a tub frosting (BC Whipped Milk Chocolate) and it was delicious, easy and not too sweet.”

  • “Amazing recipe.My mom was given it several years ago when we lived in Hawaii and it has become a family favorite ever since.The timing of the directions is very important, so make sure you plan ahead.”

  • “This was amazing!!!My whole family gobbled it up – we couldn’t get enough!Yummy!I did add 1 8oz pkg of cream cheese to the pudding.I tried another recipe on this site first that has a baked eclair-type crust and the filling in that recipe had cream cheese.We didn’t care for the eclair cake on the bottom – so I tried this one with graham crackers instead, but added the cream cheese and boy was it good!!!”

  • “WOW!! I was leary about making this but a co-worker asked for it specifically.It was fabulous!!The graham crackers got soft, so cutting was easy.The next time I make it, I will use low fat graham crackers, sugar free pudding with skim milk and fat free cool whip – can’t wait to try it again!!”

  • “This dessert is ALWAYS a hit! I’m a big chocolate lover, so instead of 2 boxes of vanilla pudding, I substitue 1 box of choc. and 1 box vanilla. I prepare them separately and make the bottom layer choc. and the 2nd vanilla. With the frosting on top is just perfect!”

  • “This reminds me of my childhood.It was so good.”

  • “Very good no-cook cake.”

  • “I just had guests over and served this for dessert.Rave reviews!I chose this eclair cake because of the chocolate glaze.My guest complimented me on how creamy the glaze was.This is a fantastic dessert that I remember loving as a child, but better with this delicious glaze.”

  • “My mom used to make choc. eclair when I was younger. This recipe is very similar. It is absolutely delicious. I love it!! And so does everyone else wherever I take it! Thank you for posting this terrific and simple recipe!”

  • “I made this for Chef-I-Am’s Cake-a-Thon.It is delicious!!My daddy loves eclairs and you would have thought I gave him the moon.It is very rich and the chocolate glaze is bakery quality.Thanks for posting Karen.”

  • “My step-son Jordan said, “This is the best thing I’ve ever tasted!This is awesome!I want this for my birthday!””I want this for MY birthday,” my husband added.Well, what more can you say?Except maybe that it’s calling to me from the kitchen right now!Delicious!”

  • “Phenomenal dessert that I can’t stay out of. This is top quality and company perfect dessert.Next time I am going to use this recipe as a basis but use vanilla wafers in place of the grahams and banana pudding in place of the french vanilla. Thank you for sharing such a great recipe.”

    •