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Caramel Apple Chocoflan Recipe (Pastel Imposible)

Caramel Apple Chocoflan (Pastel Imposible)- Chicano Eats

Today we’re making a caramel apple chocoflan!

Can you believe this now the 7th chocoflan recipe I’ve developed? Pasteles imposibles are one of my favorite types of recipes to develop. Writing and developing a recipe for cake from scratch is already challenge. Having to ensure that both the flan and cake can work together takes great skill. Plus, I love the challenge!

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How to Bake a Delicious Pumpkin Tres Leches Cake

Pumpkin Tres Leches- Chicano Eats
How to Bake a Delicious Pumpkin Tres Leches Cake - Chicano Eats

Hola, today we’re making a pumpkin tres leches cake from scratch!

I don’t know about you but I am in full Fall baking mode. I am currently adding pumpkin, to anything and everything, and today we’re adding a little bit of pumpkin to one of my favorite desserts, tres leches. A few weeks ago, I developed a recipe for pumpkin conchas that were stuffed with pumpkin butter for Target, and you can find the recipe over on their website here. They were so fluffy and so good, and were essentially the love child of a concha crossed with an empanada de calabaza. 

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How to Make a Carlota de Mango con Limon

Carlota de Mango con Limon- From Chicano Bakes

Today we’re making a dessert that perfectly captures the essence of summer – the Carlota de Mango con Limon. This delightful recipe, straight from the pages of my latest cookbook “Chicano Bakes,” brings together the sweetness of ripe mangoes and the bright zest of fresh lime to create a dessert that’s as beautiful as it is delicious. Let’s dive into the simple steps that will have you savoring every bite of this tropical treat.

You can watch me make my Carlota de Mango con Limon over on Youtube!

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How to make the Spiced Pumpkin Chocoflan from Chicano Bakes

Spiced Pumpkin Chocoflan from Chicano Bakes

Happy Tuesday! Today we’re making the Spiced Pumpkin Chocoflan from the Cakes chapter in my new cookbook, Chicano Bakes!

The book has been out for three weeks now, and what a wild ride it has been! The book sold out at Target the day it was published, and I am so grateful for all of the support. If you haven’t had a chance to pick up a copy yet, all of my cookbooks are on sale for Thanksgiving week over on my bookshop! Pick up a signed copy of Chicano Bakes or Chicano Eats here.

Since the Dulce de Leche Chocoflan from my first cookbook was such a big hit and went viral when the first book came out, I knew I wanted to develop another chocoflan recipe for Chicano Bakes, and well, I ended up developing THREE new recipes. In the cakes chapter, you’ll find a recipe for a classic chocoflan, the spiced pumpkin chocoflan, and a red velvet chocoflan.

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