Like many people, you probably enjoy a great piece of cake but you don’t necessarily want to spend all of your time baking one. Fortunately, you don’t have to because this no bake recipe is about to make your world a whole lot easier. Not only can you throw it together without putting it in the oven, it is a chocolate eclair cake that will absolutely make you love dessert again.
If it isn’t enough that this cake doesn’t need to be baked, it has almost everything that you could possibly want out of a delicious dessert. Between the whipped cream, graham crackers and vanilla pudding, it is a dream come true. When you add on top of it the chocolate and the fact that it is prepared and then put directly into the refrigerator, you will realize you had found dessert nirvana.
Ingredients:
Filling:
1-3/4 cups whipping cream
2 boxes instant vanilla pudding
3 cups milk
1 box graham crackers (3 sleeves)
Topping:
⅓ cups cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
¼ cup milk
½ cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
In a 9″ x 13″ dish, cover the entire bottom with a layer of graham crackers.
In a medium bowl, add the whipping cream. Beat on medium-high speed for approximately 4 minutes until it turns into whipped cream.
In a large bowl, add 3 cups of milk and the 2 boxes of vanilla pudding. Beat it on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
Stir the whipping cream mixture into the pudding mixture until smooth and well combined.
Add half the pudding mixture over the bottom graham cracker layer in the 9″ x 13″ dish. Use a spatula to spread it evenly over the graham crackers.
Repeat with another layer of graham crackers and the rest of the pudding mixture. Add a final layer of graham crackers on top.
For the topping:
In a small pot, add the cocoa, milk and sugar and bring to a full rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute stirring constantly.
Remove the pot from the heat and let cool for 1 minute. Keep stirring.
Add the butter and vanilla, stirring until the butter is melted and it forms a smooth chocolate glaze.
Immediately pour over the top layer of graham crackers. It will spread out on its own, but tilt the dish as needed so that the entire top is covered.
Refrigerate over night.