The Ultimate Cream Puff Cake Recipe - Hello Recipes

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups Whole Milk, divided
• 2 1/2 cups Heavy Cream, divided
• 6 Large Egg Yolks
• 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar (for custard)
• 1/4 cup Cornstarch (Maizena)
• 1 tbsp Vanilla Bean Paste
• 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter, cold, cut into cubes (for custard)
• 1/2 cup Water
• 8 tbsp Unsalted Butter, cubed (for choux)
• 1 tsp Granulated Sugar (for choux)
• 1/2 tsp Fine Sea Salt
• 1 cup All-Purpose Flour, sifted
• 4 Large Eggs, room temperature (for choux)
• 1/4 cup Icing (Confectioner's) Sugar (for Chantilly)
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 oz Dark Chocolate, melted (Optional, for dipping)