Eggnog Pumpkin Flan Cake - Holiday "Chocoflan"
This is my holiday take on chocoflan. Here I replace the chocolate cake with pumpkin and use eggnog to make the flan.
Prep Time 45 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Cooling 4 hours hrs
Total Time 6 hours hrs
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Mexican
Stand or Hand Mixer
Liquid measuring cups
9" Bundt pan
Medium heavy bottom pot
rubber spatula
whisk
For the Caramel
- 1 cup granulated sugar or prepared caramel sauce
For the Cake
- 1 15.25 oz boxed pumpkin cake mix
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup ginger ale
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice optional
For the Flan
- 3 large eggs
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 cups eggnog
For the Caramel
Place the sugar in a medium heavy bottom pot and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until it melts and becomes an amber color.
Carefully pour the melted sugar into the prepared bundt pan and set aside. THIS IS VERY HOT use extreme caution.
For the Cake
Mix the cake mix according to the package instructions substituting the ginger ale for the water.
Add more pumpkin spice if you like. I added about 1 tsp.
Pour the cake batter into the pan on top of the caramel and again set aside.
For the Flan
In a 4 cup liquid measuring cup or other similar sized spouted vessel, whisk 3 eggs to break up the yolks.
Add the sweetened condensed milk and eggnog to the eggs and whisk until well combined.
Using a ladle or large spoon pour the flan over the cake. Pour from the measuring cup into the ladle or spoon allowing the flan to flow gently over on to the cake.
Place a ball of aluminum foil into the hole in the bundt pan so noting spills over - this is optional but I recommend it.
Cover the pan with a piece of aluminum foil that has been sprayed with cooking or baking spray or greased with vegetable oil on the side that will touch the cake.
Place the bundt pan in a larger roasting pan and add in hot water. Use enough to come about half way up the sides of the bundt pan.
Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes then remove the foil and bake for a further 15-30 minutes until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Remove carefully from the water bath and allow the cake to cool completely in the fridge before inverting it. This will take at least 4 hours but if you can leave it over night that is best.
Once cooled invert the cake onto a serving platter and pour any caramel sauce remaining in the pan over the top.
This cake is a thing of beauty and magic!
Some of the caramel will likely harden in the bottom of the pan but that is ok, you will have enough of the caramel/sauce.
Be sure not to put so much water in the roasting pan that it can get into the bundt pan. If water gets in there the consistency of the cake and flan may be compromised.
Keyword chocoflan, dessert, eggnog, holiday dessert, pumpkin