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Gluten Free Chocolate Cake with Flan
Try this even if you do not like flan. You will love it.
By TanyaG
2010-05-13 13:05:39
I have never really liked flan until I had this cake. I would at least try this cake before you decide you don't like flan. You might become a huge fan of flan. I made this for my family and they LOVED it! You will too. This cake gives you a WOW presentation. A great cake to have for guests.
| Prep time | |
| Cooking time | about 1 hours |
| Servings | 8 to 10 people |
Ingredients
CAKE:
1 1/2 sticks of butter melted
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups gluten free flour blend
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 of an 8 oz block of cream cheese
2/3 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup Cajete or carmel sauce
1/4 cup chopped pecans
FLAN INGREDIENTS:
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
4 Ounces cream cheese at room temp
3 eggs
1 tbs Vanilla
Instructions
Coat your bundt pan and add the 1/4 cup cajeta sauce in the bottom of the pan.
Add the butter and sugar to a bowl with a standing mixer.
Beat until light and fluffy
Then add the egg and beat
Add 1/3 of the 8 oz softened cream cheese and beat
Sift together your flour mixture,baking powder,baking soda,and cocoa in a medium bowl
Beat in 1/3 of the dry ingredients and 1/2 of the buttermilk into the egg mixture. Repeat ending with the dry mixture. Blend.
Pour the cake batter into a coated bundt pan in roasting pan with about an inch or so of water in only the roaster.
Then place the bundt pan into the water bath.
FLAN:(YUM)
In a blender,combine evaporated milk,condensed milk, cream cheese,eggs and vanilla. Blend on high for 30 seconds
Poor over cake in the bundt pan cover and bake at 350 for an hour on a rack in the center of the oven.
Check cake after 40 minutes as ovens vary in temp.
When the cake is done let it cool for about an hour. Then invert onto a platter. Top with drizzles of the cajeta sauce and the chopped pecans.
| Category | Dessert |
| Cuisine | North American |
| Diet Choices | gluten free |
| Tags | chocolate cake dessert flan gluten free |
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This looks AMAZING!!! Can't wait to try it Tanya. :-)
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Thanks Valerie. I hope you all like it.