German Chocolate Cheesecake
"For all you who, like me, love cheesecake but aren't that great at making it, this one is for us! A cake/cheesecake combination from Taste of Home with a most delicious frosting. (I recommend making this a day or two in advance, since the flavours are definitely better after the day it's made.)"
photo by Chef on the coast
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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16
ingredients
- 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package German chocolate cake mix
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
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FROSTING
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1⁄2 cup butter, cubed (or margarine)
- 3 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (or vanilla extract)
- 1 1⁄2 cups flaked coconut
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
directions
- Prepare cake batter according to package directions; set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed, just until combined.
- Pour half the cake batter into a greased 9x13 pan; gently pour cream cheese mixture over batter. Gently spoon remaining batter over top, spreading to edge of pan.
- Bake at 325F for 70-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.
- FROSTING: Combine sugar, milk, butter, and egg yolks in a heavy saucepan. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until thickened.
- Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and fold in coconut and pecans. Cool until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Frost cooled cake.
- Refrigerate leftovers.
Questions & Replies
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I made this and it was delicious! But the German chocolate cake part was a little dry. Any suggestions? -
Can I use a springform pan for this recipe?
Reviews
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Great recipe but I made a chocolate cheesecake filling instead just to change it up. I have made the recipe as stated so its a great way to get a cheesecake without the long wait a traditional cheescake will take to make. -
Made this a day ahead of time, but was definetly better the second day. 4 stars for the cake, 5 stars for the frosting. May try again with Butter Pecan cake mix. Will make again for sure. -
This recipe is really great! It really does combine the best of both worlds.
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This made a great cake! I love the texture of the cake with the cream cheese filling. The icing turned out great too. I am going to try it with other cake mix and topping varieties too. -
Wow! I made this for my DH for his birthday cake. He really, really was impressed with the flavor and overall cake itself! I followed the cake directions to a "T". I used my sister's frosting recipe which is very similar to yours. She changed a few things in hers to use the whole 12 oz can of evaporated milk. All the ingredients are the same - just the amounts are changed a bit. We will be making this again! Most everyone here are German Chocolate cake fans AND cream cheese fans. We can't go wrong with this recipe! Thanks for posting.
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