Need something different to take to the next pot luck or church social?
German Chocolate Upside Down Cake is a very quick and easy cake to make using a box of German Chocolate cake mix.
I try a lot of German Chocolate recipes and find the combination of chocolate, pecans, and coconut to be irresistible. This isn’t the prettiest cake, but when you take into account that it is totally fuss-free, I can overlook that fact.
HOW TO MAKE GERMAN CHOCOLATE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE:
A mixture of butter, brown sugar, coconut, and pecans is spread on the bottom of a 9X13-inch pan.
Next comes the cake batter which is a box of cake mix prepared just like the back of the box says to, with a little coconut added. I don’t think it’s possible for a German Chocolate Cake to have too much coconut.
Before the cake is placed in the oven to bake, dollops of cream cheese are dropped all over the top. As the cake bakes, the cream cheese sinks down into the cake, making it rich and gooey throughout.
Just look at all that gooey cream cheese! Doesn’t it about make your eyes pop out of your head?
Get all the taste of a fancy German Chocolate Cake without all the fuss!
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German Chocolate Upside-Down Cake
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter,, melted
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 1/2 cups shredded sweetened coconut,, divided
- 1 box German Chocolate cake mix,, plus ingredients listed on box
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese,, softened
- 8 tablespoons butter,, softened
- 1 (16-ounce) box confectioners' sugar
- whipped cream for serving,, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease the sides of a 9x13-inch pan.
- Evenly pour melted butter into pan. Sprinkle brown sugar, pecans, and half of coconut on bottom of pan.
- Make cake batter according to package directions, adding remaining coconut to batter.
- Pour batter into pan.
- Using electric mixer, beat together cream cheese and softened butter. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar.
- Drop cream cheese mixture by spoonfuls onto top of batter.
- Place in oven and bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Oh good golly Christin! My eyes are popping out of my head indeed and my salivary glands are in overproduction! Phenomenal!
Whoa, this cake is incredible! Love how rich and gooey it looks!
This is totally my kind of cake! German chocolate is one of my favorite things (okay, so I’m not really that picky when it comes to cake… Lol), and I love how simple this is!
This looks fabulous- german chocolate is my FAVE
My god, Christin, this looks awesome. My husband will go crazy over this! He loves german chocolate cake, and had requested for the last couple birthdays. But since the real cake takes a bit of time, I never made one for him. Haha Now his bday is coming up, I think I know what I’m going to make for him! 🙂
This looks so heavenly! I love German chocolate ANYTHING!
Coconut is my friend and so are you….so I’m coming over for a slice. This looks insanely delish!
Wow does this cake look good! I love that you used a boxed mix to make it easier. This definitely wouldn’t last long in my house!
Woah! German chocolate is my biggest weakness and I would not be able to resist this cake. I wish I had a slice for dessert.
I never take my cake out of the glass baking pan. I always serve it out of the baking pan. Never have to worry about it messing up.
I have made the cake it is always so great. Wondering if I can put the coconut pecan frosting in the cake and then frost it with some more of the frosting