German Chocolate Cheesecake Cake
Y’all, this German Chocolate Cheesecake Cake is so amazingly wonderful. It’s what happens when German Chocolate Cake and Cheesecake decide to get together and do a little hanky panky. The base of this cake starts off with a boxed cake mix (yay!) but the cheesecake layer and the frosting are from scratch. And the frosting, oh the frosting. It is heaven. The cake weighs about 2 tons when all is said and done, but it is so worth it (kinda like pregnancy).
My co-workers actually renamed this cake. The actual name given to this cake is “German Chocolate Cheesecake.” However, when I told them what I was bringing to share, they were expecting cheesecake with a German chocolate topping. Noooo, it’s a German chocolate cake with cheesecake running through it, I told them. So they ask, “Well, why isn’t it called German Chocolate Cheesecake Cake?” I said, “I don’t know, this is just what they call it. Will you just eat it?” And they did. And they loved it. And they keep asking for more. They are a spoiled bunch.
Ingredients:
for the cake:
1 package German chocolate cake mix
(plus ingredients needed per package directions, usually eggs, oil & water)
cream cheese filling:
2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs, lightly beaten
frosting:
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter, cubed (not margarine)
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups sweetened flaked or shredded coconut
1-1/2 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 cake 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 for 1 hour. For the 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.
Makes about 16 servings
Enjoy!
German Chocolate Cheesecake Cake
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
German Chocolate Cheesecake Cake starts with a cake mix swirled with a cheesecake filling and topped with the most amazing homemade frosting!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: German Chocolate Cheesecake
Servings: 12
Calories: 478 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 box German chocolate cake mix
- ingredients needed per package directions eggs, oil & water
- 2 (8 oz) blocks cream cheese, softened
- 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups sweetened flaked or shredded coconut
- 1-1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- 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 cake 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 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.
Recipe Notes
Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts
German Chocolate Cheesecake Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 478 Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26g 40%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Cholesterol 171mg 57%
Sodium 429mg 18%
Potassium 280mg 8%
Total Carbohydrates 56g 19%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 41g
Protein 8g 16%
Vitamin A 9.8%
Vitamin C 0.6%
Calcium 13.7%
Iron 14.3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Recipe Inspiration: Mommy’s Kitchen via Priscilla’s Baking Adventures
Bran, you ROCK girl!! I could not have imagined a better recipe for you to share!! Thank you so much for being my guest!! I am honored : )
Love ya Holly. I really hope your readers enjoy it as much as we did. Thank you SO much for asking me to be a part of your blog! Such an honor and you've become such a great friend – thank you!
Looks tempting and yummy!
Have to go see that cake, I think it's calling my name.
Hope you have a great weekend.
-Gina-
It sounds so good…I can see why it didn't last long…off to checkout the recipe.
I am going to put on too much weight will all those wonderful recipes.
🙂 Mandy
Oh my gosh! This looks like the perfect dessert to make me WANT to stay an extra half hour at the gym! I just added the ingredients to my shopping list! Thanks Brandie!!
PS..everywhere I wear my jewelry, I get compliments!
Serious? I cannot wait to make this. I really like cheesecake where it is shared in another dessert, rather than just pure cheesecake. This looks perfect. thanks.
I Love cheesecake . . . love German chocolate cake. I can imagine just how luscious the combo is! I'll be getting this recipe for sure! And I'll check out your guest post, too.
Thank you so much for your sweet comments. I really hope you enjoy this cake if you try it. Y'all are the best and your support continues to humble me!
Wow that looks amazing! I think german chocolate cake is under rated and then to add the cheesecake into it? OH MAN, this is incredible!
Ooo, looks great, off to check out your guest post!
This just sounds heavenly!!!
This looks so wonderful. Great job!
What a combo, German chocolate cake and cheesecake. Off to check out the recipe.
You. so. crazy.
Seriously, my jaw dropped at the title alone. THEN I saw the picture and lost control of my senses. I woke up on the floor.
Maybe not. But you know what I mean. 😉
Yum, that looks absolutely delish. THanks for sharing! I'm a new follower 🙂
Wonderful combination and as I'm lately all into cheesecakes off I go……………have a great weekend 🙂
I can't think of a better combination than German Chocolate Cake and Cheesecake. It's like the best of both worlds. You are awesome!
This looks delicious! Love love love all that frosting!
Can I just lick all the frosting off the top??? 😉
Yum!
You are genius Brandy..this sounds fantastic and awesome and sooooo tasty!
Looks great but bummer for me, coconut is one thing I just can't eat 🙁
I can only imagine how rich and delicious this little combo is! Sounds heavenly.
You are just TOO funny. Amazing cake, going to check out the guest post… 🙂
Wow… this looks so freakin good!
Oh my goodness, you've got me drooling! That looks incredible! I'm your newest follower . . . can't wait to try out some of your recipes!
Rachel @ Maybe Matilda
This looks like the best German chocolate cake anyone could eat!
Holy Hanky Panky…This is so darn delish looking!
i love german chocolate but never heard of german chocolate cheesecake but I love it already. I bet it tasted heavenly. Thanks for sharing Brandie
Wow — glad that has zero calories in it 🙂 Sounds delish! And now I must go check out your whoopie pies & the eclair cake which looks DIVINE!
What a great idea for a cheesecake!
This looks so fantastic. Cannot wait to make it.
My husband love love loves german chocolate cake so I'm sure this would put him over the edge. Looks delicious!
(Found you on Made by You Monday)
mmmm this looks super decadent.
how creative!
I love german chocolate cake but german chocolate cheesecake cake sounds even better! I've never seen a cake like this before. I have to make it asap. Thanks so the recipe. 🙂
Oh heaven's preserve us, that looks sinfully delicious. I think I could put away a good amount of that. I love anything with cheesecake. Wow.
Too tempting! Thanks for sharing:)
Oh, for Pete's sake! This is awesome, Brandi! Thanks so much for sharing!
German Chocolate AND cheesecake. Quite a treat. Big decision to start here or make the "cheesecake bars." For the 4th I probably will go with both. Thanks much.
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Made this today for my Mom's birthday and everyone loved it!! We have been taking turns trying your recipes and they have ALL been great. You have a such wonderful collection of family friendly recipes with accessible ingredients and easy to follow instructions. Thank you for sharing! :o)
Just wondering — for the frosting, could you substitute sweetened condensed milk for the evaporated milk, and eliminate the sugar, or will that make the frosting too runny?
I made this yesterday and everyone LOVED this cake. They are already asking me to make it again. Thank you!
Absolutely love this recipe
I cannot eat gluten. Can I make the German Chocolate Cake from scratch using gluten free flour and the cook times would still be the same. The recipe looks wonderful and I love German Choco Cake. Thanks
Just made this cake and it TOTALLY, TOTALLY Rocks!! So GOOD! My family loves it (with the exception of my youngest son, he doesn’t like chocolate…crazy ain’t it??)!! This is definitely a KEEPER! Thank you, Brandie!! 🙂
So great to hear you loved it! Chocolate is life 🙂
This is a fabulous cake! Very easy to make too. I haven’t made a German Chocolate cake in years! Great twist. This is a keeper. Thank you.
Woo hoo!! Love hearing that Mary!
Hi Brandie!
This recipe looks wonderful. I wonder, have you tried to make a version of it as a “poke” cake? I am considering altering your recipe by using a no-bake cheesecake, poking holes in the baked German chocolate cake, pouring over that the no-bake cheesecake and after that cools, using your frosting recipe to top it off. Do you think this would be a grand disaster? I am not a great cook so I don’t know if I am crazy to attempt this or not. My son’s birthday is coming up and he loves German chocolate and loves cheesecake so…… Thanks for posting this and thanks for letting me bounce my plan off you for your thoughts!