Chocolate Cheese Eclairs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
4 eggs
CHOCOLATE CHEESE FILLING
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chilled whipping cream (heavy)
COCOA GLAZE
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 tablespoons milk

Preparation

Heat oven to 400\u00b0F.
Mix flour, cocoa and sugar.
Heat water and margarine in 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 cupfuls 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
With spatula, shape each into finger 4 1/2 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide.
Bake until puffed and darker brown on top, 35 to 40 minutes; cool.
Cut off tops; pull out any filaments of soft dough.
Fill eclairs with Chocolate Cheese Filling; replace tops.
Spread with Cocoa Glaze just before serving.
Refrigerate any remaining eclairs.
CHOCOLATE CHEESE FILLING: Heat chocolate chips in small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted; cool.
Beat cream cheese, sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
Stir in chocolate.
Beat whipping cream in chilled bowl until soft peaks form.
Fold in chocolate mixture.
COCOA GLAZE:Mix powdered sugar and cocoa.
Stir in milk until smooth.
If necessary, stir in additional milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until of desired consistency.