Description
Celebrate the holiday season with this delightful Irresistible Eggnog Eclair Cake. Layers of creamy eggnog filling nestled between soft eclairs create a dessert that melts in your mouth, evoking the essence of Christmas cheer. Topped with a rich chocolate glaze and sprinkled with festive spices, this cake is sure to be a showstopper at any gathering. Easy to prepare and irresistibly delicious, it’s the perfect sweet ending to your holiday meals.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup whole milk
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup eggnog (store-bought or homemade)
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Optional: 1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a saucepan, melt butter in water over medium heat. Stir in flour until it forms a ball.
- Transfer dough to a piping bag and pipe 4-inch lines onto the baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown; cool on wire racks.
- For the filling, whisk together milk, sugar, eggs, and cornstarch in a medium bowl over medium heat until thickened (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat; stir in eggnog and vanilla extract.
- Slice cooled eclairs in half lengthwise, fill with eggnog mixture, and replace tops.
- Melt chocolate chips in the microwave at 30-second intervals until smooth. Drizzle over assembled cake.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg