Cake Recipes
Death by Chocolate Upside-Down Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 (18.25 ounce) box German chocolate cake mix*
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 to 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 chopped white chocolate bar
- 3 1/2 cups (about 1 pound) confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 13 x 9 inch pan.
Cake
- Sprinkle coconut and pecans evenly over bottom of greased pan.
- In large bowl mix cake mix, oil, water and eggs at a low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at high speed. Add chocolate chips and white chocolate. Spoon batter evenly over coconut and pecans.
Frosting
- In another large bowl combine confectioners' sugar, butter and cream cheese. Beat until smooth and creamy. Spoon evenly over batter to within 1 inch of edges.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until cake tests done.
Notes
* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss in a 16 ounce box, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe. To compensate for the volume loss in a 15.25 ounce box, add 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.