Easy German Chocolate Cake

Submitted by: Taste of Home's Fast Family Favorites 
There's no need to frost this yummy chocolate cake. After baking, just turn the cake upside down onto a pretty platter - the coconut and pecan topping is already in place. 

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Apple German Chocolate Cake

Submitted by: Shirley Weaver 
'This delectable dessert is perfect to bake when unexpected guests stop by,' writes Shirley Weaver from Zeeland, Michigan. A boxed cake mix and canned pie filling make the moist snack cake a cinch to put together while chocolate chips and nuts create the quick-and-easy topping. 

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German Chocolate Cheesecake

Submitted by: Kathy Johnson 
'My daughter requests this as her birthday cake, and I take it to potlucks, church dinners or any time the dessert is my responsibility,' says Kathy Johnson of Lake City, South Dakota. 

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Chocolate Layer Cake

Submitted by: Verna Mae Floyd 
You can 'halve' your cake and eat it, too, when you make Verna Mae Floyd's chocolaty classic for two. 'My mother came up with this delicious dessert after we kids left the nest,' she explains from Highlands, Texas. 'Today, I split this tempting two-layer treat with my husband.' 

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German Chocolate Birthday Cake

Submitted by: Lisa Andis 
This moist, flavorful cake was the traditional birthday cake at our house when I was growing up. Everyone requested it. I especially like the sweet coconut-pecan frosting. --Lisa Andis, Morristown, Indiana 

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Submitted by: Virginia Horst 
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