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There are so many tasty desserts that I attribute to the South: banana pudding, hummingbird cake, peach cobbler, pecan pie. They all satisfy my sweet tooth. Interestingly, none of them have been the most popular dessert of the southern states over the last five years. According to Google Trends, the top slot is chocolate \u00e9clair cake, a decadently delicious no-bake creation that will satisfy all chocolate lovers.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
Chocolate \u00e9clair cake is inspired by the French \u00e9clair, a pastry made with an eggy dough that\u2019s baked, filled with pastry cream, and topped with chocolate glaze. The southern sweet takes a much simpler approach.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a type of icebox cake made with layers of graham crackers and instant vanilla pudding that\u2019s blended with milk and whipped topping, then garnished with a thick layer of chocolate. It can be made ahead and serves a crowd, so there\u2019s no wonder it\u2019s so popular.\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n If it seems like this dessert couldn\u2019t get much better, Simply Recipes contributor Molly Allen has proven us all wrong. Her peanut butter \u00e9clair cake adds nutty peanut butter to the equation for a chocolate peanut butter cup-like twist that\u2019s as magical as it sounds.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n It\u2019s so simple: Combine instant vanilla pudding with peanut butter, milk, and whipped topping. Next, layer graham crackers and peanut butter pudding in a large baking dish. Transfer the cake to the fridge or freezer to set while you heat heavy cream, then stir chopped chocolate into it to melt into a creamy ganache.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Pour the ganache over the chilled cake, sprinkle the top with chopped peanut butter cups, and chill in the fridge for at least five hours or overnight. All that\u2019s left to do is slice squares with a sharp knife and dig in. It\u2019s great for making ahead for a potluck or family dinner.\n<\/p>\n Simply Recipes \/ Molly Allen<\/p>\n <\/span> <\/p>\n What\u2019s fun about this cake is how riffable it is. This iteration is for chocolate peanut butter fans, but if you\u2019d like to keep things classic, leave out the peanut butter and peanut butter cups.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Try using chocolate pudding mix for an even deeper chocolate flavor, using instant banana pudding, or playing with different flavors of graham crackers, like cinnamon or chocolate. You can also make your own whipped cream instead of reaching for whipped topping.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n #Popular #Dessert #Recipe #South<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are so many tasty desserts that I attribute to the South: banana pudding, hummingbird cake, peach cobbler, pecan pie. They all satisfy my sweet tooth. Interestingly, none of them have been the most popular dessert of the southern states over the last five years. According to Google Trends, the top slot is chocolate \u00e9clair […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[416,59,60,61],"class_list":["post-943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner","tag-dessert","tag-popular","tag-recipe","tag-south"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} Enter Peanut Butter \u00c9clair Cake <\/span> <\/h2>\n
\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n How To Make This No-Bake Cake Your Own <\/span> <\/h2>\n