Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOLATE CHEESE ECLAIRS

Category: Napoleons/Eclairs/Strudel/Baklava/Cream Puffs

Eclairs
3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp cocoa
1 tbsp sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
4 eggs

Chocolate Cheese Filling
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1 (3 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup chilled heavy cream

Cocoa Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp cocoa
2 tbsp milk

Heat oven to 400. Mix first 3 ingredients. Heat water and butter in a 3-quart saucepan to a rolling boil. Stir in flour mixture. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Beat in eggs; continue beating until smooth. Drop dough by about 1/4 cup, 3 inch apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. With a spatula, shape each into finger 4 1/2 inch long and 1 1/2 inch wide. Bake until puffed and darker brown on top, 35-40 minutes; cool. Cut off tops; pull out any filaments of soft dough. Fill eclairs with filling; replace tops and spread with glaze just before serving. Refrigerate remaining eclairs. Makes 8

Filling: Melt chips, stirring occasionally, cool. Beat next 3 ingredients until smooth and creamy. Stir in chocolate. Beat whipping in a chilled bowl until soft peaks form. Fold in chocolate mixture.

Glaze: Mix powdered sugar and cocoa. Stir in mil until smooth. If necessary, add additional milk, 1/2 tsp at a time, until desired consistency.