Chocolate Pecan Flan

Chocolate Pecan Flan
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Allergens: Egg, Milk, Tree Nuts
- Servings: 12 -15
Ingredients
- Softened butter (to coat pan)
- 1/4 cup caramel sauce
- 10 tablespoons butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 eggs (room temperature)
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup pecans (chopped)
Instructions
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Place rack in middle of oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
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Coat 12-cup Bundt pan with butter, then coat bottom with 1/4 cup caramel sauce and put in large roasting pan. Roasting pan will serve as water bath during baking.
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Add butter and sugar to bowl and, using electric hand mixer or stand mixer, beat until light and fluffy, then beat in 1 egg.
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Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cocoa in medium bowl.
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Beat 1/3 flour mixture and 1/2 buttermilk into egg mixture.
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Repeat, ending with flour mixture, and blend until well incorporated.
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In blender, combine evaporated milk, condensed milk, cream cheese, 3 eggs, and vanilla extract.
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Blend on high for 30 seconds.
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Scoop batter into prepared Bundt pan and spread evenly.
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Slowly pour flan mixture over cake batter. Batters may appear to mix when pouring into pan, but they completely separate while baking, with flan ending up on bottom when inverted.
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Cover with foil and add 1 inch hot water to roasting pan.
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Carefully slide pan into oven and bake until surface of cake is firm to touch or inserted toothpick comes out clean (about 1 hour).
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When cake is done, remove from water bath and cool completely to room temperature (about 1 hour). Chill for 24 hours before serving.
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Invert large, rimmed serving platter over Bundt pan, grasp tightly together, and flip over.
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Remove pan and scrape remaining caramel sauce from pan onto cake.
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Garnish with chopped pecans and serve.