Flancocho

This easy flancocho recipe will become one of your favorite Puerto Rican desserts. I love making flancocho on special occasions like birthdays or baby showers. You might be thinking, what exactly is a flancocho? This decadent dessert is a cross between a bizcocho (cake) and flan. Just a heavenly combination between two of the best desserts on the planet. After you try this flancocho, give this Passion Fruit Flan and Guava Cheesecake a try as well!

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An Explanation Of The Ingredients

• Eggs – Mix the eggs together to make the flan.
• Evaporated Milk – All you need is one can for this recipe.
• Sweetened Condensed Milk – This ingredient is what gives the flan its’ sweet taste.
• Vanilla Extract – Just a little bit of vanilla extract gives the flan a hint of vanilla.
• Cream Cheese – Add cream cheese to give the flan a creamy texture like a flan de queso.
• Cake Mix – Use a vanilla cake mix to make the cake part of this recipe.

This is how you bake the flancocho in a water bath.

How To Make Flancocho

1. First, start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a stand mixer, mix the cream cheese until very creamy.
3. Next, add the eggs one by one while continuing to mix.
4. Pour in the vanilla extract, sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk. Mix until completely combined.
5. Generously grease a bundt pan.
6. Pour the flan mixture into the bundt pan.
7. Add hot water to a large baking pan big enough to fit the bundt pan into. Place the bundt pan in the center of the baking pan with at least 2 inches of water going up the sides of the bundt pan.
8. Cover the flan with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
9. Prepare the vanilla cake according to the instructions on the box.
10. After 30 minutes, remove the flan from the oven and pour the vanilla cake batter over the flan.
11. Place the flancocho back in the oven and bake uncovered for an additional 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
12. Remove from the oven once finished and let the flancocho come to room temperature. This may take up to 1 hour.
13. Cover the flancocho and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
14. Remove from the refrigerator and run a knife around the sides of the flancocho to loosen it from the pan.
15. Place a large plate over the bundt pan. Turn the pan upside down and wait for the flancocho to slide onto the plate. It should come out very easily as long as you properly greased the bundt pan.
16. Finally, top with Homemade Strawberry Topping Sauce or store bought if you prefer and enjoy.

Why Mix Cake and Flan?

The combination of mixing cake and flan may seem strange to some but it is a traditional Puerto Rican dessert. I promise you that this cake is absolutely amazing for you sweet lovers out there. The creaminess from the flan matched together with a moist cake crumb is out of this world. It’s just one of those things that you’ll have to try for yourself.

What Kind Of Cake Mix Should I Buy?

For this recipe, I used this moist French vanilla cake mix. But, you can use whatever cake mix you prefer. Just make sure you purchase one that is moist and of good quality. You can even substitute for chocolate cake and make a chocoflan or any other flavor of cake you enjoy. Don’t be afraid to play around with this recipe and make it your own.

Store Bought Strawberry Sauce

If you don’t have time to make a Homemade Strawberry Topping Sauce for the flancocho, you can use store bought instead. Canned strawberry pie filling will do the trick. Although, I certainly prefer the homemade version instead.

Recipe Notes

• If you’re having some trouble getting the flancocho out of the pan, try tapping the sides and top while it’s upside down over the plate. The trick here is to make sure the bundt pan is generously greased before adding the flan mixture to it. Also, using a good quality non-stick bundt pan will help as well.
• Prepare the Homemade Strawberry Topping Sauce about an hour before you plan to serve the flancocho. Make sure the sauce has completely cooled before pouring it over the dessert.
• Have fun with this recipe and try making a chocoflan instead which is a Puerto Rican dessert made with chocolate cake and flan. Or you can use any other flavor of cake you prefer.
• Make sure you have the ingredients listed on the instructions of the box for the cake mix.