The ingredients:

For the cream cheese cream puff cake you need the following ingredients:

For the cream puffs:

• 250 ml water
• 120g butter
• 150 g flour
• 4 eggs
• A pinch of salt

For the cream:

• 400 g cream cheese
• 200 ml whipped cream
• 100 g icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For decoration:

• Fresh berries or chocolate shavings

Preparation:

1. Heat the water with the butter and a pinch of salt in a saucepan until the butter has melted.
2. Add the flour all at once and stir vigorously until a smooth dough forms that comes away from the bottom of the pan.
3. Remove the pan from the heat and add the eggs one at a time, stirring constantly, until a smooth dough is formed.
4. Fill the dough into a piping bag and pipe small dough balls onto a baking tray lined with baking paper.
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 25-30 minutes until golden brown. Allow the profiteroles to cool.
6. For the cream, mix the cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
7. Whip the cream until stiff and carefully fold it into the cream cheese mixture.
8. Halve the profiteroles and spread the cream generously between them. Layer the cake until all the profiteroles and cream are used up.
9. Place the cake in the refrigerator for at least two hours.
10. Decorate with fresh berries or chocolate shavings before serving.

A touch of elegance:

The cream cheese cream puff cake combines the lightness of cream puffs with the creaminess of cream cheese to create a dessert that is not only delicious but also aesthetically pleasing. The small cream puffs, filled with a tempting cream, form a cake that will add a touch of elegance to any festive table.