Lemon Flan Cake

This amazing cake will separate, while baking, into a cake layer and a flan layer. It's so easy to put together and after having this recipe 10 years, I still make it on a regular basis...it's that good!




Ingredients:

2 tablespoons white sugar

Flan layer:
5 egg yolks
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 1/4 cup whole milk (or just use the sweet milk can and refill it with milk)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)

Cake layer:
1 box lemon cake mix
5 egg whites
1/4 cup oil
3/4 cup water
Zest of 1 big lemon (about 2 teaspoons)

Preparation:

• Sprinkle evenly the sugar in a 10-inch round, non-stick cake pan. On the stove top or in a hot oven, carefully melt the sugar and allow it to brown. It will burn quickly so watch it closely and when it turns golden brown, pull it from the heat, roll the pan so the caramel coats it with a drizzled look. Cool pan completely while making the mix and heat oven to 350 degrees. (The caramel will harden like glass.)
• Next bring a large bowl and add flan ingredients. Whisk together very well and pour into the cooled pan. In the same bowl, add the cake ingredients and whisk very well until most lumps disappear (you may also use an electric mixer if you prefer). Pour this mix directly over the flan mixture but do not attempt to combine the two or to even the cake mix out, it will even itself while baking.
  
• Bake the cake in a water bath which is only putting the cake pan in a larger pan and pour boiling water in the larger pan half way up the side of the cake pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cake may crack on top slightly this is normal and will not effect its presentation.
  
• Cool cake at room temp. for 1 hour and then refrigerate another hour or two before inverting it onto a plate. Run a knife around the side to loosen it, put a plate on top and then flip it over. You may need to jiggle it slightly for it to release from the pan. Continue to refrigerate the cake until completely cold, the flan tastes best very cold. Garnish with thinly sliced lemon twists and mint leaves.
  

Tips:

I have tried almost every flavor of cake mi and everyone agrees the lemon is best.However , I originally had the cake with chocolate cake and it was also great.Obviously, omit the lemon zest and the almond extract if trying other flavors of cake mix.

Comments (9)

	1. 02-20-2008 16:12
	Cant wait to try it Thanx for sharing this delicious recipe...I can almost picture what the finished product would look like.Will be making this for the next get together coming up soon!! I am a chocolate person, but will def. be trying this out with the lemon cake mix.Wish me luck! Love the way, you end up using all the egg yolks & whites! Registered Report

Haneeda

	2. 02-21-2008 19:21
	Cant wait to try it Noor   I am a regular on chillimix.com and I love your recipes and your style of writing and instructing!!!You sure are extremely experienced & professional. I have a question for you.I bought a bottle of pomegranate paste in a middle eastern store and dont know how, or in what to use it. If you could please share a few great recipes in which I could use pomegranate paste I will be very happy. Thank you and hope to see many more of your recipes on chillimix. Guest Report

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	3. 02-22-2008 17:25
	Cant wait to try it Thanks for your kind words! I LOVE to cook and I love having a cool website like this where we can all share our favorites w/everyone else. I also like to check in every couple of days to see the nice new things she adds! Anyway, I haven't seen the paste you were talking about. It could be in the stores and I never noticed but I do buy pomegranate syrup and perhaps the 2 are interchangable if you added a little water to the paste until it has a syrup consistency. My fave thing to do with the pom. syrup is a salad dressing. Some lemon juice, maybe 2 teaspoons pom. syrup, some sugar (cause my syrup is SOUR!), salt, pepper and evoo. Whisk it and we love it on our salad w/grilled foods. Other than that, we drizzle it on eggplant salad, that's chopped,roasted eggplant, chopped tomatoes, parsley, red onion, garlic, lemon and evoo. Then we eat it w/bread. The syrup is used like any condiment for those who like a little sweet/sour added to the food. I too am always looking for something else to do w/it but this is all I know so far. Enjoy! Registered Report

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	4. 04-02-2008 23:40
	Big Hit Noor, as u can see from the picture, I made your flan cake last weekend for dessert for a party. It was a BIG HIT. Soooo delicious, pretty and different.I used chocolate cake mix and a bundt pan. Was pretty anxious when it was time to get the cake off the mould , coz I didnt use any cooking spray on the pan....but it came out perfect! Thank you for this great recipe, Im sure I'll be making it regularly too. Registered Report

Haneeda

	5. 04-03-2008 19:54
	Big Hit Looks sooo Yummy. Guest Report

Ahila

	6. 04-04-2008 11:05
	Big Hit It was really good Ahila. Registered Report

Haneeda

	7. 04-05-2008 16:07
	So happy! U'r picture is so beautiful! Wow, it looks prettier than my own! I think cuz I make it in a round pan. I used to use a bundt, then once I didn't let it completely cool and the flan didn't set so I went to the round pan, so be sure it's cold when U flip it! But it's so pretty in the bundt! You could fill the center w/strawberries, doesn't that sound pretty w/the choc. cake! After the sugar cools, you can rub some oil inside the pan, just to be sure it doesn't stick-forgot to mention that. My mom loves this cake b/c she says it's so moist but w/o a lot of fat added. Happy Cooking! Guest Report

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	8. 04-05-2008 21:22
	THANK U I will remember to rub some oil the next time..... wasnt sure and I didnt want the oil to affect the flans look, taste and texture ...and it was yummy! Now I have a nice dessert recipe for gatherings .THANK U again for the recipe and tips!The additions of strawberries sounds good...especially in summer. Registered Report

Haneeda

	9. 06-15-2008 18:54
	Simply deeeelicious! Noor, I tried your Flan cake recipe for Father's Day.It was simply deeelicious.It looked so pretty and tasted simply great, best part was it was so easy to put together.Its definitely going to be among my family's favorite now onwards! Do send in other great recipes at your convenience. Guest Report

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