A professional chocoflan recipe that blends creamy vanilla flan, moist chocolate cake, and caramel glaze for the perfect Impossible Cake.
Servings 12servings
Prep Time 25 minutesmins
Cook Time 1 hourhr40 minutesmins
Total Time 2 hourshrs5 minutesmins
Equipment
Bundt pan
saucepan
blender
mixing bowls
Whisk or electric mixer
strainer
Water bath tray
Foil
Ingredients
200ggranulated sugar (for caramel)
4large eggs (for flan)
120gcream cheese
380gcondensed milk
360mlevaporated milk
1tbspvanilla extract
1/4tspsalt
50gcocoa powder
1tspinstant coffee
80mlhot water
120gunsalted butter
100mlvegetable oil
120ggranulated sugar
120glight brown sugar
4large eggs (for cake)
120mlbuttermilk
200gplain flour
1tspbaking soda
2tspwhite vinegar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 9-inch bundt pan.
Melt sugar in a pan until amber. Pour into bundt tin and set aside.
Blend flan ingredients until smooth. Strain twice for silkiness.
Pour flan over caramel.
Cover pan with foil and bake in a water bath for 40 minutes.
Prepare chocolate batter while flan bakes.
Mix cocoa, coffee, and water. Add butter, oil, and sugars. Beat until smooth.
Add eggs, buttermilk, and flour. Stir until combined.
Add baking soda mixed with vinegar. Stir briefly.
Pour batter over flan. Bake uncovered for 50–60 minutes.
Cool completely, then chill overnight.
Unmold by warming tin briefly. Slice and serve cold.
Notes
Bake slowly in a water bath for even layers.
Strain flan mixture to remove air bubbles.
Cool completely before chilling overnight.
Unmold when cold for a clean release.