Chocolate Flan Cake Recipe

Seriously...this flan turned out great! I've never made a flan, ever , much less one sitting on top of a chocolate cake. I didn't even have a pan for it, so I picked one up at Kroger's for like $8. It worked out great. I cooked it for 1 hour 30 minutes, and like Kathy F. Suggested, I left the flan in the roasting pan 10 minutes 1st and then put it on a wire rack to cool an additional 15 minutes before transferring it to a plate. It's going to work out nicely for my dinner party tomorrow night. ;)

This came out sooo good even though I forgot to cover it Instead of using the Smuckers caramel suace I made my own caramel syrup like my grandma does for her Flan. 1/2 a cup of suagr in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Keep stirring til sugar turns into syrup and then pour in your baking pan. When you invert it this syrup is to die for my favorite part of flan!

Usually don't bother doing this sort of thing but had to leave a review because the cook time of the original recipe is very inaccurate. I have an electric oven, recently calibrated because I bake quite often. I love the simplicity of this recipe and the fact that I can prepare it in 20min, pop it in the oven, and it's done. I agree with other reviewers it is a delicious treat and a crowd-pleaser for sure. However: the correct baking time for this recipe should be anywhere from 60-70 min at 350 with the fan on. If you don't have convection, it may take you slightly longer to bake--other reviewers mention around 80min works for them. I baked mine for 70min just to be on the safe side and my cake was just a hint over baked; could have done with 3-5min less. Followed the recipe to a T, apart from subbing the caramel sauce for dulce de leche. Also saw someone mention the picture on the recipe was taken without permission? Darn I do not know what is going on here. Anyway TLDR calibrate your oven, make sure the bain marie comes up to the sides of the pan, and start checking it at 60min.

I only cooked cake 1hr 40 mintues. Started checking about 1.5 hrs into cooking, I was afraid it would over cook chocolate cake. It was done by this time. I made my own caramel sauce (1/2c heavy cream 1/2 2% milk, 2c packed brown sugar and 8 Tbl spoons butter, 2 Tbl vanilla and a pinch of salt) cook on stove top med hi heat, stir constantly for 10-12mins or desired thickness is achieved. There is plenty left over for ice cream topping later. I also made a whipped cream to top off this cake. 1 cup heavy cream and some of the caramel sauce that I made mix with beaters. Whipped cream makes everything better!

omit the cream cheese, its not necessary and adds an odd flavor. do not use caramel topping instead slowly cook sugar on low heat in a non stick pan until melted and golden (stirring constantly) , immediately pour into baking dish. then add the flan mix. cook the flan by itself for 30 minutes then add the chocolate cake mix and bake for remainder time.

After reading the reviews, I removed it from the oven at just over an hour. I left it covered in the water bath for about 20 minutes, then on the cooling rack covered in the pan for 10 minutes and uncovered for 10 mins. I lightly loosened it with angled icing spatula before inverting it on the plate. It came out so easily! Definitely glad I didn't bake this for full 2 hours, I think it would have been too overdone, Came out great! Nice texture. Used cajeta instead - I think next time I will use more that half a cup in the bottom of the pan.

I followed the exact recipe, except for one difference while baking it - I added the flan mix to the pan first and baked it at 425 for 20 minutes. I then added a 15 oz Devil's food cake mix (added butter instead of vegetable oil) and baked the whole things at 350 for about 1 hr 20 mins. I also made my own caramel with sugar and water. The cake turned out AMAZING! It was a party pleaser and a stunner to top that!

I made it just like the recipe outlined, with the exception that I baked it in my Insta(pot) Dutch oven. My tube pan fits perfectly. It only took 1 hour and it turned out perfect. Very yummy.

I've made this flan cake a few times. It's a great recipe, and creates a beautiful and very tasty dessert. :) I use a simple bundt cake pan. I think the one major thing I have to remember when making this, is to give adequate time for the cream cheese to really soften, so that it will completely incorporate when mixing together the flan. Otherwise, the cream cheese will be lumpy and inconsistent. I try not to overly mix the flan to prevent air bubbles or a grainy texture after baking. I've had small cracking on the very top and towards the center of the flan, which I believe is due to the very top of the flan getting too hot (closer to the pan), so I need to add just a little more water to the roasting pan to prevent the custard from cracking. If it does a little, I spoon in just a touch of caramel sauce to fill in and disguise. My electric oven cooks more on the slow side, so I think a good cooking time is about 1 hour 20 minutes. I know that everyone's ovens vary in temperature, so it's probably wise to check in maybe an hour or so. I hope this helps!! Enjoy making and eating this amazing chocolate cake flan.

Followed the recipe and it turned out great. Instead of the fluted pan, I used the cupcake pan to make choco flan cupcakes :) It was super easy and the taste was terrific. The family loved it!

I made this for the 2nd time today. this time I subbed buttermilk for the water and butter for the oil and only used 3 eggs. After 1 hour of baking, the chocolate cake was not set in the middle. I baked it for 40 more minutes and it came out perfect. Per other reviews, I let the cake sit in the water bath for 10 minutes and then put on a cooling rack for 15 minutes. Inverted, topped with almonds and put in the fridge. I did use carjeta instead of the caramel topping, which is awesome stuff! I sprayed my pan with Bakers Joy, even though it said the pan was non stick. I just wanted to be sure!

Tried a couple of different chocolate flans and they all tasted really good. This one is my personal favorite due to ease of preparation. No separating eggs or making your own caramel. Followed the ingredients exactly as listed. Baked 1 hr 15 mins. Took the cake out and let it sit as is for another 20 minutes then removed it from the water bath for another 10-15 minutes. Tastes and looks fantastic. Make sure you pour the flan mixture very slowly to avoid mixing the two.

It hits all the notes. Guy said t was the best cake he ever ate. I do add a tablespoon of black chocolate powder and 1/2 tablespoon of espresso powder. Your people will love it!

So good!

After trying it at a family party, I had to try making it! Since I’m not a baker by any means, I read (and re-read this recipe like a chem lab assignment) and also read other users suggested tips and reviews before attempting. I followed the recipe to the T and adjusted the following: 1) Only baked it for 1 hour (I have a gas oven, so yours might vary). Used a toothpick to make sure the center was done (or with moist crumbs as suggested), 2) After taking it out of the oven (roaster pan with water and bundt cake), I let it the whole thing sit on the counter (with a trivet underneath of course) and cool in the “warm bath” for 10 min, 3) Took the bundt cake out of the warm bath and put it on a cooling rack for 15 min. Although it seems cumbersome to place another cooling rack on top of the serving plate when inverting the hot cake onto a serving plate, it really does help! Lastly, use an angled spatula and gently loosen the sides. Turn it upside down and VOILA! a masterpiece is born. ENJOY making it!!!

Good recipe.

Totally a new staple in my household.

I wanted to make something special for our monthly dinner group for Cinco de Mayo. I saw how well this was rated so decided to try it. It turned out great! Beautiful to look at and very tasty! Everyone enjoyed it!

I loved every bit of it. I’m definitely gonna try this tomorrow and I wouldn’t change anything about it. Thanks a lot for the recipe.

I make this every Ramadan and has always been one of my families favorite desserts!