Eclair Cake

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* 1 cup flour
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup water
* 4 eggs, room temperature
* 2 (5 1/8 ounce) packages dry vanilla pudding mix
* 2 1/2 cups milk
* 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
* 12 ounces Cool Whip
* 6 ounces chocolate chips
* 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
* 1 cup confectioners' sugar
* 3-4 tablespoons milk



1. Bring water and butter to a boil in a saucepan until all butter is melted.
2. All at once, add flour and salt.
3. Beat until mixture forms a ball that leaves sides of saucepan.
4. Cool slightly 3-5 minutes.
5. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
6. Spread this pastry dough into an un-greased cookie sheet/jelly roll pan (I used a 9x13 cake pan)
7. Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes.
8. Remove from oven.
9. Pierce bubbles with fork and press lightly into pan.
10. Cool completely.
11. Mix pudding with milk and softened cream cheese.
12. Beat thoroughly and spread onto cooled pastry.
13. Spread Cool Whip over pudding mixture.
14. Melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat.
15. Add confectioners sugar and milk to chocolate mixture, stirring until a thin glaze forms.
16. Drizzle chocolate glaze over Cool Whip.
17. Cool at least one hour before serving.


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