German Chocolate Butter Cake

This is a delicious cake, I mean how can you go wrong with German chocolate cake and cream cheese, it would have to be a hit, right!! You must try this cake, everyone loves it!!!! I found the recipe in one of Paula Deen's magazines from years ago, and been making it ever since..

I will be making this for my dessert menu on Thanksgiving!!

German Chocolate Butter Cake:

18.25 ounce box German chocolate cake mix

1 cup butter, melted and divided (that is 2 sticks of butter and don't forget to divide it)

1 large egg

8 ounce cream cheese, softened

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

16 ounce box confectioners' sugar

1 cup sweetened flaked coconut

1 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9 inch pan. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, 1 stick of melted butter, and 1 egg. Beat at low speed with an electric mixer until combined. Press evenly into bottom of prepared pan, and set aside...this is your crust...

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in 2 eggs and vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Add remaining stick of melted butter, beating at low speed until combined. Stir in coconut and pecans.

Pour this over cake mix layer, spreading evenly. Bake for 45 minutes (the center should remain slightly gooey). For me, it was right at 45 minutes though...Remove from oven and let cool completely before cutting into squares....

This is before it was put in the oven...