Chocolate Cheesecake Flan

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 6 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, divided
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cubed
• 4 eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 place 1 cup of the sugar in small heavy saucepan; cook on medium heat until sugar is deep golden brown, stirring constantly.
• 3 pour into 9-inch round cake pan.
• 4 place 4 of the chocolate squares in microwaveable bowl. microwave on high 1-1/2 minutes or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after each minute; cool.
• 5 place milk and cream cheese in blender container; cover. blend until smooth.
• 6 add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, eggs and melted chocolate; cover. blend well.
• 7 pour over syrup in cake pan.
• 8 place pan in larger baking pan. add enough water to larger baking pan to come halfway up side of round pan.
• 9 bake 1 hour or until knife inserted 1-inch from edge comes out clean. remove from oven.
• 10 place round pan on wire rack; cool completely.
• 11 refrigerate 4 hours or overnight before unmolding.
• 12 to unmold, run a knife around the edge of the flan, and invert onto a plate, shaking gently to loosen. (the caramel sauce that was on the bottom of the cake pan will now be on top of the flan.).
• 13 melt remaining 2 chocolate squares in small microwaveable bowl on high 1 minute or until chocolate is melted, stirring after 30 seconds.
• 14 use teaspoon to drizzle chocolate in 5 or 6 random crisscross designs onto a sheet of wax paper; let stand until firm.
• 15 carefully remove chocolate designs from wax paper and place on top of flan to decorate.