Oaxacan · Dessert

Chocoflan

Name: Chocoflan
Total time: 6 h 37 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Oaxacan
Ingredients: 30 g white sugar; 1 tsp water; ½ can sweetened condensed milk, 140 ml can; ½ can evaporated milk, 120 ml can; 75 g cream cheese, softened; 1 large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 large eggs; 65 g white sugar; 40 ml milk; 40 ml canola oil; 30 g all-purpose flour, sifted; 8½ g cocoa powder; 0.38 tsp baking powder; 0.63 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch sea salt

A cream cheese flan poured over dark caramel and topped with chocolate cake batter; in the oven the layers trade places, leaving cake below and silky flan above once unmolded. A restaurant best-seller.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on45 min
Total6 h 37 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Caramel

30 gwhite sugar
1 tspwater

Flan

½ cansweetened condensed milk, 140 ml can
½ canevaporated milk, 120 ml can
75 gcream cheese, softened
1large eggs
1 tspvanilla extract

Chocolate cake

1large eggs
65 gwhite sugar
40 mlmilk
40 mlcanola oil
30 gall-purpose flour, sifted
8½ gcocoa powder
0.38 tspbaking powder
0.63 tspvanilla extract
1 pinchsea salt

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Cabbage family (any)
Vanilla
Caffeine and theobromine
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)
Alcohol
Cacao and cocoa

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Bitter
Richness / fat

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop
Blender

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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