Red Velvet Éclair

Ingredients

• 6Fried red velvet doughnut base (see recipe), shaped as long oval
• 3/4 cupButtercream (see recipe)
• 2 tbspCream cheese
• 150 gWhite chocolate (melted, for dip)
• 3 tbspWhite chocolate ganache (drizzle)
• 2 tbspCrushed red-velvet cake or doughnut crumbs (garnish)

Method

1. 1

   Shape the red-velvet dough into long ovals and fry.

2. 2

   Beat cream cheese into the buttercream until smooth — keep cold.

3. 3

   Pipe cream-cheese buttercream into each slit éclair.

4. 4

   Dip tops in melted white chocolate.

5. 5

   Drizzle white-chocolate ganache and shower with red-velvet crumbs while still wet.