Chocolate Caramel Flan Cake
Chocolate Caramel Flan Cake layers a moist devil’s food base with a silky, vanilla-kissed flan and caramel for a creamy-meets-cocoa bite. The bake reverses as it cooks, creating a dramatic two-tone slice with balanced sweetness and a custardy finish. Serve this showpiece dessert for holidays, dinner parties, or any occasion that calls for something elegant and indulgent.
- Prep4 hr 30 min
- Cook2 hr
- Serves18
- DifficultyMedium
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- 2
Coat a 12-cup fluted tube pan with nonstick spray.
- 3
Place a rolled-up piece of foil in the tube of the pan to keep the cake from spilling over the top.
- 4
Pour the caramel topping into the prepared pan.
- 5
Beat the cake mix, water, 3 eggs, and vegetable oil together in a large bowl until well combined; pour evenly over the caramel topping.
- 6
Combine the condensed milk, evaporated milk, 4 eggs, cream cheese, and vanilla in a blender.
- 7
Blend until smooth; pour slowly over the cake batter.
- 8
As it bakes, the cake will rise and the milk mixture will settle to the bottom.
- 9
Coat a sheet of foil with nonstick spray.
- 10
Cover the pan tightly with the foil, coated side facing down.
- 11
Set the pan inside a large roasting pan.
- 12
Pour hot water into the roasting pan to a depth of 2 inches.
- 13
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs, about 2 hours.
- 14
Place the cake on a cooling rack; cool for 15 minutes.
- 15
Remove the foil and invert the cake onto a serving plate.
- 16
Cool for 1 hour at room temperature.
- 17
Chill for 4 hours or overnight before serving.
- Calories 380.25 kcal Moderate
- Protein 5.83 g Moderate
- Carbs 43.69 g Moderate
- Total Fat 20.84 g High
- Saturated Fat 5.38 g High
- Trans Fat 0.0 g Low Source
- Cholesterol 46.75 mg Moderate
- Sodium 307.17 mg Moderate
- Fiber 1.13 g Low Source
- Sugar 30.87 g High
- Added Sugar 0.55 g Low Source
- Calcium 146.88 mg Moderate
- Iron 1.17 mg Low Source
- Potassium 138.75 mg Low Source
- Vitamin A 58.02 mcg_rae Low Source
- Vitamin C 0.57 mg Low Source
- Vitamin D 0.92 mcg Low Source
Values are per serving. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
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- Wheat 🌾
- Gluten
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