Unless you have a memcached-type plugin installed, wp_cache_set will only store data for the duration of the current script. Call or add the widget again in the same instance & you’ll see it utilise the cache.
As for ob_get_flush(), taken from the manual:
Flush the output buffer, return it as a string and turn off output buffering
In other words, it prints and returns the buffer at the same time.
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