Description

Making German Chocolate Cake can be time consuming, but not with this recipe. It's an upside down method with the same delicious ingredients, coconut, pecans, and chocolate with a special cream cheese filling.

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 German chocolate cake mix
• 1 c. water
• 1/2 c. vegetable oil or melted butter
• 3 large eggs
• Topping:
• 1 c. coconut flakes
• 1 c. chopped pecans
• 1 c. chocolate chips (milk chocolate or semi-sweet)
• Filling:
• 1 stick (1/2 c.) butter, salted or unsalted
• 8 oz. package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 2 c. powdered sugar
• 1 t. vanilla extract

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cake Batter:
3. Make the cake batter according to the package directions. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil, and water; stir well using a whisk, an hand electric mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment.