Chocoflan

also called chocoflan · choco flan · pastel imposible · impossible cake · magic flan cake · flan de chocolate

The table

3/4 cup(150 g)granulated sugarcook to an amber caramel, pour into the panbeat the cake batter and spread it over the caramelblend the custard and pour it on topbake in a water bath at 350°F 60 mincool, chill 4 hr, then invert
2 Tbs(30 mL)water
1/3 cup(75 g)softened unsalted butter
2/3 cup(135 g)granulated sugar
1 large(50 g)egg
1/3 cup(30 g)cocoa powder
1 cup(120 g)all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp(4 g)baking soda
1/2 tsp(3 g)table salt
1/2 cup(120 mL)buttermilk
12 oz(354 mL)evaporated milk
14 oz(397 g)sweetened condensed milk
4 large(200 g)eggs
4 oz(115 g)cream cheese
1 Tbs(15 mL)vanilla extract
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.16 things to get out.

Pans and tools

1cook to an amber caramel, pour into the pan

2beat the cake batter and spread it over the caramel

goes in with what step 1 made

3blend the custard and pour it on top

goes in with what step 2 made

Cooking it

Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.

The clock

Start to finish
at least 6 hr 8 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
8 minof the steps that give a time

2 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. Nothing here says whether you can walk away, so all 8 min of it is counted as time you are standing over it. The recipe itself says 6 hr.

  1. cook to an amber caramel, pour into the pan

    8 minneeds you(assumed)from the start

  2. beat the cake batter and spread it over the caramel

    not timed8 min in

  3. blend the custard and pour it on top

    not timed8 min in

  4. bake in a water bath at 350°F 60 min

    1 hrwalk away8 min in

  5. cool, chill 4 hr, then invert

    5 hrwalk away1 hr 8 min in

Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.

You'll need bundt pan

Goes with

See how it is written
>> title: Chocoflan
>> category: Custards & Puddings
>> tags: chocolate, custard, caramel, mexican, oven
>> counters: Panadería
>> aka: chocoflan, choco flan, pastel imposible, impossible cake, magic flan cake, flan de chocolate
>> pairs-with: flan, tres-leches-cake
>> servings: 12
>> time: 6 hr
>> step.1: cook to an amber caramel, pour into the pan
>> step.2: beat the cake batter and spread it over the caramel
>> step.3: blend the custard and pour it on top
>> step.4: bake in a water bath at 350°F 60 min
>> step.5: cool, chill 4 hr, then invert

Cook @granulated sugar{3/4%cup}(150 g) with @water{2%Tbs}(30 mL) ~caramel{8%min} to a clear amber and swirl it over the base of a greased 12-cup #bundt pan{}.

Beat @softened unsalted butter{1/3%cup}(75 g), @granulated sugar{2/3%cup}(135 g), @egg{1%large}(50 g), @cocoa powder{1/3%cup}(30 g), @all-purpose flour{1%cup}(120 g), @baking soda{3/4%tsp}(4 g), @table salt{1/2%tsp}(3 g) and @buttermilk{1/2%cup}(120 mL) to a smooth batter, then spread it over @&(~1)caramel{}.

Blend @evaporated milk{12%oz}(354 mL), @sweetened condensed milk{14%oz}(397 g), @eggs{4%large}(200 g), @cream cheese{4%oz}(115 g) and @vanilla extract{1%Tbs}(15 mL) smooth and pour it gently over @&(~1)cake batter{}. It sits on top now and it will not stay there — the batter rises through the custard in the oven and they change places. That swap is the dish.

Cover @&(~1)filled pan{} with foil, set it in a roasting tin of hot water, and bake at 350°F ~bake{60%min} until the flan is set and a skewer through to the cake comes out clean.

Cool @&(~1)baked chocoflan{} ~cool{1%hr}, then ~chill{4%hr} before running a knife round and inverting it onto a rimmed plate so the caramel runs down.