Choco flan, the perfect combination of a soft chocolate cake and a vanilla caramel flan

Ingredients

Caramel:

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water

Vanilla flan:

• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/3 cup milk

Soft chocolate cake:

• 2 egg whites
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar
• 2 Tbsp milk
• 1 1/2 Tbsp oil
• 4 Tbsp flour
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 pinch of salt

Materials

• 22 cm (8.5-inch) Bundt or ring cake pan
• Saucepan
• Spatula
• Whisk
• Sieve

Preparation

• The caramel:
  Pour the sugar and water into a saucepan over low/medium heat and wait for the caramel to form. Stir if necessary.
• When the caramel is golden, remove from the heat and pour everything into the mold. Place the mold in the fridge while preparing the other two mixtures.
  
• The flan:
  Mix together eggs, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, cream and milk. Set aside.
• The soft chocolate cake:
  Start by beating the egg whites until stiff, then add the sugar little by little. Reserve the resulting meringue.
  
• In another bowl, beat the egg yolks and sugar until pale. Then add the milk and oil and mix well.
• Sift in the dry ingredients: flour, cornstarch, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
  
• Finally, gently fold in the meringue prepared in step 4, in several batches, using a spatula.
• Remove the mold from the refrigerator. Pour the flan mixture over the caramel through a sieve so that the mixture stays smooth.
  
• Then pour the chocolate cake batter on top. Place the mold in a deep baking tray and pour boiling water into the tray to make a bain-marie.
• Bake the choco flan in a convection oven for 1 hour at 320°F (160°C).
  
• Refrigerate the choco flan overnight before unmolding and serving!
  It's ready. Enjoy!

Observations

How should you store this choco flan?
You can keep it in the refrigerator for a week, wrapped in plastic wrap.

Can you freeze choco flan?
Unfortunately, freezing flan is not recommended.

Can you replace the cocoa?
You can replace the cocoa with:
- ground coffee in the same quantity
- flour in the same quantity, plus vanilla extract
- flour and flavoring of your choice
- grated coconut

Can you make flan with other flavors?
You can make other kinds of flan, such as:
- coconut flan, by replacing the cream and milk with coconut cream
- chocolate flan, by adding unsweetened cocoa powder

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