Ube Flan

Directions

For Caramel:

1. In a saucepan heat water and brown sugar, boiling until melted and syrupy.
2. Pour the caramel into flan molds and let cool.

For Flan:

3. In a medium mixing bowl whisk together egg yolks, condensed milk, evaporated milk, and vanilla extract.
4. Pour the mixture over top of the syrup in the molds, filling each ¼ of the way full.
5. Cover the molds with foil and steam for 30 minutes.

For Ube Cake:

6. In a large mixing bowl sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and ½ cup sugar.
7. Form a well in the center of the mixture and add the milk with ube flavor, butter, vanilla, and ube jam.
8. Mix well to blend.
9. In a separate bowl, beat together egg whites with ½ cup sugar until stiff.
10. Fold mixture into batter.
11. Top the flan with batter, then cover with foil and steam 25–30 minutes.
12. When cooked, uncover and let cool 60 minutes.
13. Run a knife around the edges of the flan and invert over a serving plate.