My first foray for a dinner party last week- was the graveyard flan (pictured above)
Future plans include a cake with a scale model of my apartment on top made from dollhouse furniture, and next up, a La Brea Tar Pit themed black custard with sinking dinosaurs and woolly mammoths.
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For the graveyard flan you need:
3/4 cup white sugar
4 eggs
1 3/4 cup water- or you can use juice or whatever you want really
14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
A 9" pan
Any pan bigger than the 9" pan for a water bath
A platter
Preheat the oven to 350.
In a heavy pan over medium heat, melt the sugar.
This is a weird process that feels like witchcraft- it takes about 8 or so minutes, and all of the sudden the granules turn to goo- just make sure to keep stirring.
Pour that into an ungreased 9" pan and coat it- do this quickly as the sugar hardens really fast.
Beat the eggs in a seperate bowl and stir in water or juice.
Add condensed milk, vanilla, salt- and pour this into the coated pan.
Set that 9" pan into another bigger pan with at least 1 1/2" of water into it to make a bath.
The bath is what prevents the eggs from cooking too fast and ensures that edges dont get burnt and gross. Cook for about 55-65 minutes. A knife should come out clean when stuck into the middle.
Cool it and refrigerate.
Loosen the sides with a knife, and flip it upside down onto another platter.
Put tiny gravestones on top (not optional) and blueberries (optional)
I absolutely love this idea! Thinking of having a dinner party just to serve "Graveyard Flan."
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the Tar Pits!
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