Starry Night Chocolate Eclairs

Great for breakfast or dessert, these Starry Night Chocolate Eclairs are a sweet treat you'll love to eat. Filled with vanilla pudding and topped with nonpareils and buttercream stars, these elcairs are great for beginners and are sure to be a hit at your next party or gathering. You can see these treats and many more in the How to Decorate Cakes & Desserts kit, filled with lots of tutorials, inspiration and even a few must-have tools for cake decorating.

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

Chocolate Eclairs
White Nonpareils, 3 oz. - Cake Decorating Supplies
Milk Chocolate Glaze
Buttercream Frosting

Tools
Non-Stick Cooling Grid - 14.5 x 20-Inch - Cooling Rack
Open Star Cake Decorating Tip 16
Decorating Bags, 16-Inch Disposable Piping Bags, 12-Count
Open Star Cake Decorating Tip 21

Instructions

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Prepare eclairs. Prepare filling and éclair dough following recipe instructions. Bake and cool. Fill cooled eclairs.
Prepare glaze. Prepare milk chocolate glaze following recipe instructions. Dip top of eclairs in glaze. Transfer to cooling grid. Let set, about 10 to 20 minutes.
Prepare buttercream following recipe instructions.Prepare two decorating bags separately with tips 16 and 21; fill with prepared buttercream. Pipe stars on eclairs.
Decorate eclairs. Drizzle eclairs with remaining chocolate glaze. Top with white nonpareils.

Notes

How To

How to Pipe a Star
One of the most popular techniques, stars come in a range of sizes and styles. Experiment with open and closed stars for variation in look. The star technique is timeless and can be used as a classic border or as a stunning fill-in for the top of a dessert.