Here it is,the coveted cream puff cake recipe. Grandmas old fashioned cake recipe will steal the show at your next potluck or get together. Scroll down to see the different recipe options like white chocolate strawberry and banana cream!! We call this cake ” moon cake ” Did you have a name for it growing up?
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Cream Puff cake recipe
Ingredients
Method
- In a medium sized sauce pan, add water and butter. Bring to a boil over med heat. Add the flour. Stir continously until the ingredients come together to form a ball. Remove from heat and let cool for approx 10 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time using a hand held mixer or stand mixer. Mix well after each egg. Spread on a greased 15x10x1 inch pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.Cool.While the crust is cooling. Mix the pudding and the milk. Let stand until thick. Add in the room temperature cream cheese and beat until smooth. Spread on cooled crust. Spread the cool whip on top of the pudding layer. Add on your chocolate drizzle. Chill.
- Cut the recipe in half for a 9×13 inch pan. Use 1 box of pudding and 4 ounces of each cream cheese and cool whip.
Cream puff cake variations
Use your imagination! Pair two of your favorite flavors together and create your own signature creation! This easy cake recipe can be made with so many flavors! Here are 4 for you to try.
- White chocolate strawberry! Use white chocolate pudding and canned strawberry pie filling. Add a thin layer of the pie fulling on top of the cream cheese pudding layer. Top with cool whip.
- Banana cream! Use banana pudding in place of the vanilla. Add sliced banana on the pudding layer before adding the cool whip.
- Lemon blueberry! Use lemon pudding. Top with a layer of blueberries. Top with cool whip.
- Pistashio pudding cream puff cake. Use pistashio pudding mix. Top with cool whip. Add chopped pistashios on top of the cool whip.
Best cake pans
Click the links for my favorite cake pans.
- Farberware Nonstick Bakeware 10x15x1 Baking Pan With Lid
- Farberware Nonstick Bakeware 9×13 Baking Pan With Lid
- Pyrex basic 3 quart 9×13
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