German Chocolate Upside-Down Cake
German Chocolate Upside Down Cake is a very quick and easy cake to make using a box of German Chocolate cake mix.
Servings: 15
Equipment
- 9x13-inch Baking Pan
- Hand-held electric mixer
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.
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Notes
Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
Great served with a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 509kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 364mg | Potassium: 206mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 489IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2mg