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About 1 hour 20 minutes in total: 20 minutes of prep and 1 hour of cooking.

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This recipe makes 8 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.

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It was shared by Food Network on facebook.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.

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Silky Rich Chocoflan – 80-Minute Recipe

Name: Silky Rich Chocoflan – 80-Minute Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1.75 cup all purpose flour; 0.33 cup cocoa powder; 0.75 tsp baking soda; 0.75 tsp baking powder; 10 tbsp butter; 1 cup sugar; 1 egg; to taste buttermilk; sweetened condensed milk; evaporated milk; 3 egg; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 4 oz cream cheese; 1 tbsp butter; 1 cup water; pecans; cajeta

A silky, chocolatey flan that melts in your mouth—combining a rich chocolate cake batter with a velvety custard base, this dessert is both indulgent and surprisingly easy to make.

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Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

1 hr

Servings

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1 hr 20 min estimated total time for 8 servings.

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Ingredients

1 cup water
pecans
cajeta

Chocolate Cake Batter

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
0.33 cup cocoa powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp baking powder
10 tbsp butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
to taste buttermilk

Flan Layer

sweetened condensed milk
evaporated milk
3 egg
1 tbsp vanilla extract
4 oz cream cheese

Instructions

1
Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder in a bowl.
2
In a separate bowl, melt the butter and mix in the sugar until well combined.
3
Crack one egg into the butter mixture and whisk until smooth.
4
Alternately add the dry ingredients and buttermilk to the butter mixture, mixing until just combined.
5
In a blender, combine sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, three whole eggs, vanilla extract, and cream cheese; blend until smooth.
6
Grease a baking pan with butter.
7
Pour the blended flan mixture into the prepared pan.
8
Pour the chocolate cake batter over the flan layer, spreading evenly.
9
Fill a shallow dish with water to about halfway up the sides of the pan and place the pan in the water bath.
10
Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake at 350°F (347°F) for about 60 minutes.
11
Remove from the oven and let the chocoflan cool to room temperature for at least one hour before flipping to avoid collapse.
12
Once cooled, garnish with chopped pecans and a drizzle of cajeta if desired. Serve and enjoy.

Helpful tips while cooking

AI-assisted notes grounded in this recipe's ingredients, timings, and method—not additional creator instructions.

Blend flan mixture first

Use the blender to combine the condensed milk, evaporated milk, eggs, vanilla, and cream cheese before preparing the cake batter.

Grease the pan

Apply butter to the baking pan before adding the flan mixture.

Use a water bath

Place the pan in a shallow dish with water reaching halfway up the sides before baking.

Cool before flipping

Let the chocoflan rest at room temperature for at least one hour after baking to prevent collapse when inverted.

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