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    Home » Recipes » Pie

    Easy Cream Puff Cake

    Published: Aug 8, 2022 by Andrea · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    Learn how to make this light and fluffy homemade Cream Puff Cake with beautiful layers resembling your favorite eclair dessert. This recipe is made with vanilla pudding and cream cheese, this pudding dessert is all on top of an egg based pastry crust. Easy to make and delicious to eat!

    Slice of cream puff cake next to a pan of cream puff cake.

    Make this easy pan cream puff for a cool summer treat or for your favorite holidays like birthdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter. You won't go wrong and it will be a crowd favorite.

    Looking for other great Easter recipes? This Carrot Cake Roll is perfect for the holiday!

    Be sure to check out our other delicious creamy desserts like our Chocolate Cream Pie, or Oreo Pie.

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    • Instructions
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    • Variations
    • Equipment
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    Ingredients

    Ingredients displayed in various containers for cream puff cake.
    • Water
    • Butter, unsalted
    • Eggs
    • All Purpose Flour
    • Dairy Milk
    • Vanilla Pudding
    • Cream Cheese
    • Cool Whip
    • Melting Chocolate

    See recipe card for quantities.

    Instructions

    Bringing water to a boil and melting the butter.
    1. On high heat, bring water and butter to a boil. Remove from heat.
    Mixing in flour and salt to the butter water mixture.

    2. Add flour and salt and mix until a sticky dough forms.

    Adding one egg at a time to make an egg dough.

    3. Add one egg at a time to the dough and mix into the dough. Mix until smooth. Repeat for all 4 eggs.

    Smooth egg dough after mixing in the egg.

    4. Make sure dough is smooth and together after adding the eggs in.

    Pressed cream puff dough into a greased pan.

    5. Press the dough into a greased 9x13 pan. Make sure to push the dough to each side and edge.

    Cooked puff dough, raised over the edges of the pan.

    6. Cook the dough for 20 minutes or until golden brown on the top. The dough will puff up and may raise over the edges, that's ok! The crust will deflate as it cools.

    Vanilla pudding mixture and cream cheese mixed together until smooth.

    7. As the crust cools, mix together the pudding packages and softened cream cheese. Mix with an electric hand mixer until smooth.

    Mixed custard filling for cream puff cake.

    8. Add in the milk one cup at a time and mix until completely smooth.

    Custard filling in cooled cream puff custard.

    9. Once the crust in completely cooled, spoon in the pudding mixture and spread to the edges of the pan.

    Cool whip on top of the pudding mixture.

    10. Top with desired layer of whipped topping in order to cover the pudding mixture.

    Melted chocolate drizzled on top of the cool whip.

    11. Melt chocolate and drizzle on top of the cool whip before serving.

    Hint: Make sure to add one egg at at time when mixing the eggs into the dough. It will be tough to mix in at first but keep working the dough until the dough is smooth and formed together again.

    Substitutions

    • Gluten Free - use gluten free flour instead of all purpose flour. There will be a texture change, and the crust may not rise the same way as directed.
    • Chocolate pudding - substitute vanilla pudding for chocolate pudding.
    • White Chocolate Pudding- substitute vanilla pudding for white chocolate pudding.
    • Chocolate Syrup- Use chocolate syrup instead of melting chocolates for a quick chocolate topping.

    Variations

    • Berry Topped - top this creamy dessert with sliced strawberries or your favorite berries like blackberries, or raspberries.
    • Caramel Sauce - Serve topped with caramel sauce instead of chocolate syrup or both.

    Equipment

    • Medium Saucepan
    • 9x13 cake pan
    • Medium Mixing Bowl
    • Electric Hand Mixer

    Storage

    Store leftover dessert in an airtight container or with plastic wrap covering the top in refrigerator for 3-4 days.

    Best eaten the day of, chilled.

    Freeze cream puff cake in the freezer in a freezer safe container for up to 2 months. Thaw in the refrigerator before serving, or serve frozen. Texture of crust may vary slightly.

    Top tip

    Use melted chocolate chips to get a more authentic chocolate shell top. If you are in a pinch and serving immediately, you can use chocolate syrup for ease and convenience.

    Recipe

    Cream puff cake sliced so you can see the distinct layers.

    Cream Puff Cake

    Andrea
    Learn how to make this homemade Cream Puff Cake layered with cream cheese and vanilla pudding. This recipe is like your favorite eclair.  
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories/serving 435 kcal

    Equipment

    • 9X13 baking pan
    • Mixing Bowl

    Ingredients
     

    Crust

    • 1 cup water
    • ½ cup salted butter
    • 4 eggs
    • 1 cup all purpose flour

    Filling

    • 3 cups milk
    • 2 instant vanilla pudding packages 3.5 oz. each
    • 1 8 oz. package cream cheese softened
    • 1 container cool whip
    • ½ cup melting milk chocolate or chocolate chips

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and grease a 9x13 cake pan. 
    • In a medium sauce pan over medium heat bring the water and butter to a boil. Add the flour and mix until a dough is formed.
    • Adding one egg at a time, mix the eggs into the flour water mixture until you make a runny dough. It should be smooth. Spread the dough in the pan covering all the edges and sides. 
    • Cook the dough for 20 minutes, or when the top of the dough is golden brown. The dough will rise while cooking and may rise above the height of the pan. That's ok!
    • When the crust is done, remove and let cool.
    • While the crust is cooling, mix together the softened cream cheese and vanilla pudding packages. With a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat until smooth.  Add in the milk and beat again until smooth and set.
    • Spread the pudding mixture in the cooled, puff crust. Spread it all the way to the edge of the crust.  Top the pudding mixture gently with cool whip.
    • When ready to serve, melt chocolate and drizzle on top of the cool whip. Or use chocolate syrup. 

    Notes

    • The egg will seem tricky to mix into the dough. Keep mixing and it will form into one dough ball again. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 435kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 16gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 158mgSodium: 483mgPotassium: 434mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 902IUCalcium: 334mgIron: 2mg
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    FAQ

    Can you freeze Cream Puff Cake?

    Yes! You can freeze this creamy dessert for up to 2 months. Serve frozen or thaw in the refrigerator before serving.

    What is cream puff filling made of?

    A combination of pudding, and cream cheese.

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    1. Darla

      September 22, 2022 at 2:46 pm

      I'm really anxious to make this for my family and my women's group but I couldn't find where it said how much butter to use for the crust. It just says 1/2 salted butter. Is that a half cup? Thank you!

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      • Andrea

        September 22, 2022 at 2:57 pm

        Thanks for bringing that to our attention! Yes that is 1/2 cup salted butter. Let us know how it goes!

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