Mini Heart Red Velvet Flan

ingredients

caramel:

• dulce de leche

flan mixture:

• 5 eggs

• 1 can evaporated milk

• 1 can sweetened condensed milk

• 1/2 block cream cheese

• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

cake mix:

• Betty Crocker Red Velvet Cake Mix

• 1 cup milk

• 1/2 cup oil

• 3 eggs

instructions

caramel:

1. pour about 1 tbsp of dulce de leche into each mold of a greased silicone heart muffin pan (place this mold over a larger baking sheet to fill with water for a baño maria - hot water bath)

flan mixture:

1. in blender, blend the eggs, evaporated milk, condensed milk, cream cheese, and vanilla extract

2. pour the flan mixture through a colander into a separate bowl

3. pour about 1/4 cup of the flan mixture into a greased silicone heart muffin tray (place this mold over a larger baking sheet to fill with water for a baño maria - hot water bath) and cover with aluminum foil

4. bake @ 350 for 30 mins

cake mix:

1. in a large bowl, combine the cake mix, milk, oil, and eggs

2. pour the cake batter over the partially-baked flan 

3. bake @ 350 for 30 mins (still in the baño maria with aluminum foil)

4. once removed from the oven, allow the mini chocoflanes to cool on the counter for 30 mins & unmold