Chocoflan Recipe

Chocoflan Recipe

386 min
12 servings

Find out how to make the Mexican dessert that bakes into a flan custard layer on top and rich chocolate cake layer below.

Ingredients

  • 5 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 11 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 7 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • Vegetable oil, for the pan
  • 1/2 cup raspberries, for garnish, optional

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather the ingredients. Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 350 F.

  2. 2

    Combine the eggs, sugar, and butter in a large bowl and mix with an electric beater or whisk by hand until well blended.

  3. 3

    Sift the flour and the cocoa powder into another large bowl and whisk together.

  4. 4

    Pour the egg-butter mixture into the flour-cocoa mixture and fold together until well combined. Set aside.

  5. 5

    In a blender, combine the sweetened condensed milk, cream, eggs, and vanilla. Blend on medium until well combined, about 2 minutes. Set aside.

  6. 6

    In a small saucepan, combine 3/4 cup sugar with 1/4 cup water over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture turns golden brown, about 9 minutes.

  7. 7

    Generously grease the inside of a 9-inch (9-cup) bundt pan, including the center tube, with vegetable oil. Drizzle the caramel mixture over the bottom and some over the sides of the pan.

  8. 8

    Pour the chocolate batter into the pan, smoothing it evenly with a silicone spatula.

  9. 9

    Gently pour the flan mixture over the chocolate batter, gently smoothing it evenly with a silicone spatula. Cover the bundt pan with foil.

  10. 10

    Place the bundt pan inside a larger roasting or baking pan. Fill the larger pan half-way with very hot water. Transfer to the oven and bake until the layers have swapped and a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.

  11. 11

    It's not ready, yet! Remove the cake from the roasting pan. Remove the foil, and let the cake cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for at least 4 hours. To unmold, cover with a plate and carefully invert to release the cake from the pan. Serve with fresh raspberries, if you like.