A silky baked custard with a caramel topping, crème caramel is also known as crème renversée.
A silky baked custard with a caramel topping, crème caramel is also known as crème renversée. This is because the caramel is on the bottom when the dish is assembled and baked, and the individual flans are then inverted for serving, revealing the gooey caramel.