Ingredients
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1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup chopped walnuts
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1 cup flaked coconut
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1 (18 1/4 ounce) package German chocolate cake mix
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3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
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1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
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1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
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1/2 cup butter
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8 ounces cream cheese
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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4 cups confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a cake tin.
- Cover the bottom of the cake tin with the chopped pecans and flaked coconut.
- Prepare cake mix as per package instructions.
- Pour over the chopped pecans and flaked coconut.
- Melt butter.
- Add to it the cream cheese, extract and confectione's sugar.
- Stir well, and then pour over the cake bottom.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until done.
- Please bear in mind that one cannot test for doneness as the cake will appear sticky even when done.