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Easy German Chocolate Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Dawn Glenn

"There's no need to frost this yummy chocolate cake from Dawn Glenn of Johnson City, Tennessee. After baking, just turn the cake upside down onto a pretty platter - the coconut and pecan topping is already in place."
PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  55 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 10 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 12 servings
    
About  scaling  and  conversions

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package German chocolate cake mix
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. Sprinkle the coconut and pecans into a greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  2. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add egg and sugar; beat until smooth. Drop by tablespoonfuls over the batter. Carefully spread to within 1 in. of edges. Bake at 325 degrees F for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; invert onto a serving plate.
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REVIEWS

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Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2008 by Tara&Ada
I made this for my boyfriends birthday since he loves german chocolate cake. It was easy (which helps since IM not such a great baker) and came out great. He absolutely loved it and I have made it several more times per his request.

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Reviewed on Apr. 3, 2007 by laurie
What a disaster! the cream cheese layer became mixed with the cake layer and the cake never baked. I had to throw it away! After being in the oven for 2 hours.

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Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2007 by Nancy
This cake is WONDERFUL!!! I don't even like German chocolate cake. But I love this!!! The cream cheese makes it very tasty.

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