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Square piece of chocolate eclair icebox cake on parchment paper
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5 from 12 votes

Chocolate Eclair Cake

Chocolate eclair cake is a crowd-favorite no-bake dessert with layers of graham crackers, vanilla pudding, whipped topping, and chocolate frosting.
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 4-oz squares
Calories: 181kcal
Author: Traci

Equipment

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 1 (3.4 ounce box) Vanilla Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
  • 2 cups 2% Milk
  • 1 (8 ounce tub) Whipped Topping thawed
  • 2 sleeves Chocolate Graham Crackers or honey graham crackers

For the Chocolate Frosting

  • ¼ cup Milk any kind
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • ⅓ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder sifted
  • 2 tablespoons Butter softened
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

Make the filling

  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together VANILLA PUDDING MIX and MILK. Allow to rest 5 minutes to set.
  • Fold in WHIPPED TOPPING until well-combined.
  • Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

Prep the crust

  • In a food processor, pulse 1 sleeve of GRAHAM CRACKERS into coarse crumbs. Set aside.

Cake assembly

  • In a 10" x 7" baking dish, line bottom with enough whole GRAHAM CRACKERS to cover the surface. This is the crust.
  • Spread half of the pudding mixture to cover the first layer of graham crackers.
  • Add another layer of crackers followed by pudding mixture.
  • Sprinkle crumbled GRAHAM CRACKERS over entire surface.
  • Cover and refrigerate while you prepare frosting.

Cake frosting

  • Heat a small saucepan on medium; add and whisk MILK, SUGAR, and COCOA just until gentle boil occurs. Remove from heat and whisk in BUTTER until smooth; allow to cool briefly.
  • Gently pour this over cake and spread evenly.
  • Dust the top with more graham cracker crumbs and a few sprinkles of SALT.
  • Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve chilled.

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Notes

** Please note this serves 4-6 adults. If your serving 8-12 people, double the recipe, using a 9" x 13" baking dish.

Nutrition

Serving: 4oz | Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 176mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 182IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 104mg | Iron: 1mg