Vanilla And Chocolate Flan Sponge Cake

The vanilla and chocolate flan cake, impossible cake or chocoflan cake, are the names of this delicious dessert. It is a sponge cake that perfectly combines flan with a spongy chocolate cake and is topped with a rich caramel. In itself, it is a culinary daring.

The recipe for the vanilla and chocolate flan sponge cake is similar to traditional cakes, and the baking time is also the same. However, the result is the combination of two textures: the creaminess of the flan and the fluffyness of the chocolate cake. In addition, they are two flavors that contrast very well.

Vanilla and chocolate flan cake recipe

The main ingredients of this preparation are the eggs, the pastry flour and the sugar that will be used to make the caramel. Ah! and don’t forget the cocoa. Let’s see it in more depth.

Ingredients for caramel

• ½ cup of sugar (125 g)
• ¼ cup of water (62 ml)

Ingredients for flan or cheese

• ½ liter of fluid milk
• 5 eggs
• A can of condensed milk (395 grams)
• A tablespoon of vanilla (10 g)

Ingredients for the cake

• Four eggs
• 1 1/2 cups of sifted pastry flour (200 g)
• 120g butter
• 1 cup of cocoa powder (130 g)
• 1 and ½ cups of sugar (150 g)
• ½ cup of fluid milk (125 ml)

Utensils

• An electric mixer
• Blender
• A small pot
• A strainer
• A mold for baking cakes with a minimum diameter of 30 centimeters.

Flan preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 170 ° C.
2. Prepare the caramel, the most delicate part of the vanilla and chocolate flan cake.
3. To do this, take the pot and place it over moderate heat. Add the sugar and water. Let the mixture reduce and the sugar caramelizes.
4. When the caramel begins to take color, you could add a few drops of lemon to delay cooking.
5. Take the cake pan and cover with a thin layer of butter.
6. Add the caramel to the bottom and also to the edges.
7. Now proceed to prepare the flan . In the blender glass add all the ingredients, and beat at high speed until everything is integrated.
8. Pour carefully and delicately into the baking dish . Bake for 20 minutes.

Recommendation: place a tray of water in the oven under the flan so that the steam helps to cook evenly. In this way, the flan is prevented from burning.

Preparation of the cake

1. In a bowl place the butter and sugar.
2. Beat with the help of the electric mixer until the butter is white and the sugar dissolves.
3. Add the eggs one by one. Keep beating for three minutes.
4. Add the milk to the brownie mix.
5. Add the cup and a half of flour, previously sifted. We recommend that you do this step with a paddle, manually and with enveloping movements.
6. Now it is the turn of the cocoa. After sifting it, put it in the mixture.
7. After remaining 20 minutes in the oven. Take out the flan and add the sponge cake mixture over it, but very carefully.
8. Bake again for 45 minutes or until the center is punctured with a toothpick and it comes out dry.
9. Let the cake rest before serving.

Data of interest

• You can make the vanilla sponge cake and accompany this dessert with a red fruit jam, delicious!
• You could add a touch of liquor to the cake, pieces of chocolate or whatever you can think of to decorate.
• The flan can be instant, the kind they sell in food establishments. You buy the powdered mix and prepare it according to the instructions on the package. Of course, we warn you that the flavor will not be the same.
• Work the caramel very carefully. Burns from this product are severe.
• Another flavor option is to add coconut milk and dehydrated coconut to the flan.

Try this vanilla and chocolate flan cake, it is delicious. It is perfect for a special occasion. And, best of all, it is not very complicated to prepare.