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German Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

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"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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German Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours + cooling

Yield: 16 Servings

15 75 90

Ingredients

1 package German Chocolate cake mix (regular size)
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs, lightly beaten
FROSTING:
1 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter, cubed
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Prepare cake batter according to package directions; set aside. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined.
Pour half of the cake batter into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Gently pour cream cheese mixture over batter. Gently spoon remaining batter over top; spread to edge of pan.
Bake at 325° for 70-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.
For frosting, in a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, milk, butter and egg yolks. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until thickened and a thermometer reads 160° or is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon.
Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla; fold in coconut and pecans. Cool until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Frost cooled cake. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 16 servings.

Originally published as German Chocolate Cheesecake in Taste of Home August/September 2004, p5

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Reviewed on Feb. 17, 2013 by EmHil

This has become everyone's favorite birthday cake, and I find that I judge all other cheesecakes or german chocolate cakes against this. It's fantastic.

Reviewed on Sep. 05, 2012 by yellow83

This recipe was very good. It took a while to bake,cool,and frost. My husband said it was worth the wait!

Reviewed on Jun. 07, 2012 by pjpete

Hats off to the amazing person who comes up with this kind of recipe. My family loves cheesecakes and German chocolate cake, put them together and I had a great hit. I make it alot.

Reviewed on May. 24, 2012 by sweetsareus

This is a very easy cake to make and it is a hit with everyone.

Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2012 by gram_missy

I love this Cake! I made it once for a potluck we were having at work, and it was a smash! German chocolate cake with Coconut pecan frosting is my favorite and this is now my favorite, my husband made it for me for my birthday, and it will be my Birthday cake next year! Takes a lot of eggs, but I can handle that!

Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2011 by myralaws

My husband wanted a German Chocolate cake and I found this one. Made it and had my family try it and there were like you need to make this for the holiday. So I made a total of two cakes. Follow the recipe as listed and it came out perfectly. This is now the only German Chocolate cake I will make.... Have gotten request to make as birthday cakes in 2012..Wonderful..

Reviewed on Oct. 07, 2011 by angeles78

Love this cake....Family and friends always asking me to bake it.

Reviewed on Jun. 09, 2011 by Rebeccascafe

I've been making this excellent cake since the late 1980s when I got the recipe from a co-worker. It is a hit wherever you take it. Just be sure you have plenty of eggs on hand (it requires 10 eggs -- 3 for the German Chocolate cake mix, 4 for the cheesecake layer, and 3 egg yolks for the frosting). It's an easy recipe, but give yourself plenty of time for the cake cooling and the frosting cooling!

Reviewed on May. 19, 2011 by mom_of_boys_81

My Mom is a huge fan of German Chocolate but I wanted to mix it up a little for her Birthday so I made this recipe. Instant Favorite!! I used 2 round pans and made it a layer cake. I cheated and used a store bought frosting. It looked awesome when you cut into it and you could see the layers of chocolate, cheesecake, and frosting. I used whole pecans as a decoration around the top for that extra flare. This cake was so moist and rich I will definitely be making it again.

Reviewed on Apr. 05, 2010 by mdsutton1

I made it for a friend's birthday and she and all the guests loved it! I will definitely make this cake again, I would like to try it without the cream cheese layer next time and see how it turns out.

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