Eclair Cake

when i was growing up for my birthday my moms best friend would bring over this incredible gram cracker cake. As years went by i was soon introduced to the internet and its useful tools (ex: google). i got tired of waiting every birthday so i decided to do my research. after a few long weeks i came up with my own twist on the eclair cake.

ingredients

1 pack Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding or home-made pudding

1-1/2 cups cold milk ( this is only for the vanilla instant pudding omit if you're using homemade )

graham crackers, broken in half (30 squares), divided (crosswise) (almost a whole box)

8oz of whipped cream ( a medium sized carton will do just fine)

1/2 tablespoon white sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

A shot of espresso (omit for kid friendly recipe)

directions

• make espresso and sit tell cool

• mix pudding and milk in a large bowl with a whisk for 2 min. Let stand for 5 min. Meanwhile, in a stand mixer with whisk attachment whip the cream on medium speed tell froth forms. add sugar and vanilla and continue mixing on medium high tell stiff.

• cover bottom of 8-inch square pan with graham. overlap them as needed to form an even layer.

• separate whipped cream in half. add first half to vanilla pudding and fold in.

• add 1 teaspoon of espresso to the second half of the cream. whip once more in stand mixer tell fully and incorporated. (omit this step for kid friendly recipe)

• spread some pudding over graham squares in pan. Cover layer of pudding with graham squares. spread whipped topping then add new layer of gram crackers.

• Repeat layers (pudding, gram crackers, whipped cream, gram crackers, pudding ect.... )

• Finish cake by laying remaining gram crackers on top

• refrigerate for 3 hours. or over night ( best when over night ) ​