Impossible Cake with Cajeta

The impossible cake, sometimes known as diplomatic cake, chocoflan, or pastiflan, is truly delicious and impressive!! The flan goes on top of a chocolate cake and everything is covered in a bit of cajeta decorated with nuts.
Ingredients
8
Servings
  • 1 cup cajeta, store-bought
  • 3/4 cups sugar
  • 1/3 cups cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cups cow's milk, to make the buttermilk
  • 1 egg, at room temperature
  • 1/2 tablespoons vanilla essence
  • 1 can evaporated milk, of 340 grams (for the flan)
  • 1 can condensed milk, of 400 grams (for the flan)
  • 4 eggs, for the flan
  • 1/2 teaspoons vanilla essence, for the flan
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt, for the flan
  • 3/4 cups pecans, chopped and toasted for decoration
  • 3/4 cups flour
  • lime juice, drop
Preparation
3h
0 mins
Medium
  • Preheat the oven to 190 degrees.
  • Grease a 20-centimeter mold.
  • Prepare the cake, mix the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
  • In another bowl, mix the milk with the lemon drops, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract.
  • Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and stir until well combined. Pour into the greased cake mold.
  • In another bowl, blend the evaporated milk, condensed milk, eggs, vanilla, and salt in a blender. Blend until well mixed and carefully pour on top of the cake batter in the mold.
  • Cover the mold with aluminum foil and place it on top of a Pyrex filled with hot water (up to halfway up the sides).
  • Bake for 50 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for 4 hours or refrigerate overnight.
  • To unmold, run a hot knife around the edge and place a plate on top of the mold (upside down).
  • Quickly flip the cake onto the plate and decorate with toasted nuts and a bit more warm cajeta if desired.

Nutritional Information

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