Chocoflan or impossible cake

Chocoflan or impossible cake

Chocoflan or impossible cake is a popular Latin American dessert.  It is made of two layers, one of flan or cheese and the other of chocolate cake.

Although from its name it may seem that it is very difficult to do, nothing could be further from the truth.  Following our step-by-step recipe you will have it ready to serve.

Ingredients

To make this recipe, you need ingredients for the caramel, the flan, and the chocolate cake, so gather these:

• 1 cup of sugar

• 5 eggs

• 1 can of condensed milk

• 1 can of evaporated milk

• 1 cup of wheat flour

• 1/2 cup cocoa powder

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

• 1/2 cup of water

Preparation of chocoflan or impossible cake

The way to prepare the chocoflan or impossible cake is simple, below we will tell you how to do it:

• Preheat the oven to a temperature of 180°C.

• Prepare the caramel.  To do this, put the sugar and a little water in a small pot.  Cook over medium-low heat for 5 minutes or until melted and golden brown.

• Pour the caramel into a baking mold and cover the entire surface.

• To make the flan, take a bowl and beat the eggs until they are foamy.

• At that point, add the condensed milk, evaporated milk and vanilla.  Bat very well.

• It’s time to prepare the chocolate cake.  Mix the wheat flour, cocoa powder and baking powder.

• In another bowl, beat the sugar with butter until you get a creamy mixture and the butter turns whitish.

• Add the eggs one by one and continue beating.

• Add the vanilla and beat for a minute.

• Combine the two mixtures and integrate completely.  Beat well until there are no lumps.

• Pour the flan over the caramel in the mold and do the same with the cake mixture.

• Place the mold in a bain-marie and cook for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the chocoflan comes out clean.

• Remove the mold from the heat source and let it cool to room temperature.  Then, refrigerate for 2 hours.

• When it is completely cool, unmold the chocoflan and serve it in portions.