Mixteadas / Combined, in the sense that two individually delectable explosions can be fused into one utterly, undeniably, delicious, hyper-concoction that all at once can elate every single one of the senses. Well maybe that’s a little bit of a stretch, but it’s honestly what comes to mind when I think about the choco-flan cake we had for my wife’s birthday this weekend.
Yes, you guessed right: chocolate bread crust, about an inch and a half high, topped with about three more inches of almost velvety smooth flan.
Don’t ask me how they did it…I haven’t a clue, but since the first time my sister in law introduced me to this delicious hybrid of Latino dessert cuisine all I could think wasman tres leches ain’t got nothing on this! And so as soon as we decided we we’re getting a cake I knew exactly what we were getting…she wanted it too of course, I think. Which made me start thinking about all the other crazy food combinations we come up with.
In our house, the fact that we ate what we had growing up, or we weren’t really hungry as my parents would say, made the whole mixing and matching of flavors much more normal. That, and the simple truth we are mexicanos de rancho, campesinos really…even ifde estelado.
So let’s see, there is the fruta con chile, roasted corn with mayonnaise and the works, snow cones with syrup and chamoy, popcorn with Tabasco, and Tabasco with everything else (a personal favorite of mine sometimes substituted with Cholula, Valentina, or Louisiana salsas), hamburgers with actual ham and cheese inside them, along with avocado strips, jalapeños and pickled carrots, tortillas with pretty much anything imaginable inside them – tortilla dogs, need I say more – and so many other appetizing combinations that I could go on and on about, including my personal invention: the regular old run of the mill deli meat sandwich, complete with crumpled up layers of chips inside to give it that extra crunch and kick that tastes oh so very delicious!
No, it’s really not just a Mexican or Latino thing…eatable hyper-concoctions are universal, and they almost always taste delightful. ¡Provecho!
Took Me A Minute, But Here Is The Recipe
The credit for how to make this tasty treat goes all to mi querida amiga de Facebook, Juanita Cruz, who took it upon herself to share this recipe. Gracias! And now, without further ado…la receta she sent me:
6 eggs
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
1 can of sweet condensed milk
1 can of evaporated milk
pinch of salt
14 thoughts on “Choco-Flan And Other Delicious Concoctions, Mixteadas”
That looks so delicious. If you are feeling really generous, please post the recipe & baking instructions. Gracias!
Where in the world do you get a choco-flan? This is the first time I’ve heard of it. Up north we’re always late in getting this kind of thing, it seems.
I love fusion cuisine – it’s almost a necessity of compromise at our house. Carlos always finds some way to Salvadoranize American food. LOL. Like he won’t eat just a regular hot dog with ketchup and mustard. He makes me fry up shredded repollo seasoned with salt, pepper and mustard to put on top.
My favorite Fusion Cuisine that I have yet to try are the Korean Tacos. I love Korean food and I love tacos. I’m pretty sure they must be like Heaven.
Tracy, your Korean tacos made me think about the Japanese-Mexican tacos I had the other day. Only one word to describe them: YUM!!!
And I really understand Carlos because it seems I can’t ever stop eating hot sauce with everything. People always get a kick out of watching me eat because they’re like “why do you put hot sauce on everything,” but it’s just the way we grew up – eating spicy…chile with everything!!
I still do that, chips inside my sandwich, I must have learned it from you!
Hey Irma, I’m sure you probably did. No wonder I was such a pig back then, LOL!!
that’s looks absolutely yum! im now having flashbacks of salchipapas and Chilean completos.
Kerina, those sound worth exploring…where would one find these mouthwatering dishes?
Bummer. Here I was thinking that you were a gourmet dessert chef in hiding!!
Still, this looks pretty fab. And I can relate to your ‘concoctions’ from my own youth. Being raised in the religion of meatless Friday’s, my Mom often made a huge roasting pan of spaghetti with a plain tomato sauce on it for Friday supper. There were usually leftovers. So one of my fave Saturday breakfasts was a cold spaghetti sandwich – thick slices of congealed pasta between toasted white bread with margerine and Miracle Whip and lots of salt & pepper.
I’d probably barf it up these days, but boy it hit the spot when I was 16!!
Thanks for the flashback.
Gwen
That actually sounds quite delicious to me right now…will have to try it out next time I’m hungry and feeling adventurous. And the meatless spaghetti, a classic, one we’ve enjoyed for many years now.
Now, thank you for the memories 🙂
Wow! I’m drooling myself into a coma after reading this and studying/fantasizing about that recipe! YOWZA!!!
I like the different combos of food you mention. One of my favs was/and still is peanut butter/jelly on a flour tortilla. 2 of those and mere mortals become Gods!
havent try the choco flan yet but will tdy 4/30/11..let you know how it comes out..i ws always worry that by mixing both mixures together it wouldnt come out right…well untill next time …a friend
I ABSOLUTELY ADORE CHOCOFLAN MY MOM MAKES IT ON SPECIAL EVENTS I JUST CAN NEVER WAIT FOR THOSE OCCASSIONS
Here is Marcela Valladolid’s no-shortcuts recipe from her cookbook. I made it and wow! so yummy! Scratch cake is so much better than a mix.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/marcela-valladolid/chocoflan-recipe/index.html
I am making this right now but I think I did something wrong. The batter from the cakebox came out kind of thick and the flan did not sink to the bottom when pouring it. I followed the directions exactly. Guess I will have to tweak it