Impossible Cake

This cake has a reputation! A sweet and tempting caramel is drizzled into a greased Bundt® pan, followed by a gorgeous smooth mixture for a moist and rich chocolate cake and a layer of flan. Serve topped with more melted cajeta if you wish.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 1 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 26 mins
• Calories: 459 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 ½ tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons strong brewed coffee
• ¼ cup cajeta, sweetened caramelized goat's milk syrup
• 2 ½ cups evaporated milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the base and sides of a 10-inch fluted tube pan. Dust lightly with flour; tap to remove excess.

Step 2

Fill a shallow baking pan with enough water to come 1/3 of the way up the sides of the tube pan. Place water bath in the oven to warm up while it is preheating.

Step 3

Pour caramel sauce into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until warm and pourable, about 1 minute. Pour into the prepared tube pan, covering the base completely.

Step 4

Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder together in a bowl.

Step 5

Beat 1/2 cup plus 2 1/2 tablespoons butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Beat in 1 egg and coffee. Alternate adding flour mixture and milk, mixing well between additions. Pour cake batter evenly over caramel in the tube pan.

Step 6

Combine evaporated milk, condensed milk, 4 eggs, and vanilla extract in the bowl of a food processor; blend until smooth. Pour over cake batter through a fine sieve.

Step 7

Bake in the water bath in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the chocolate cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.

Step 8

Let cake cool, about 1 hour. Carefully run a thin knife around the edges to loosen the cake, cover with a serving plate, and flip onto the plate.