German Chocolate Cheesecake Cake starts with a cake mix swirled with a cheesecake filling and topped with the most amazing homemade frosting!
GERMAN CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE CAKE
Y'all, this cake recipe 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).
CAKE + CHEESECAKE
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.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
for the cake:
German chocolate cake mix
(plus ingredients needed per package directions, usually eggs, oil & water)
cream cheese filling:
cream cheese
sugar
eggs
German Chocolate cake frosting:
sugar
evaporated milk
salted butter
egg yolks
vanilla extract
sweetened flaked coconut
chopped pecans
HOW TO MAKE GERMAN CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE CAKE:
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!
Originally published: April 2011
Updated & Republished: June 2019
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German Chocolate Cheesecake Cake starts with a cake mix swirled with a cheesecake filling and topped with the most amazing homemade frosting!
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Servings: 12
Calories: 478kcal
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 box German chocolate cake mix
- ingredients needed per package directions eggs, oil & water
For the cheesecake filling:
- 2 (8 oz) blocks cream cheese, softened
- 1-½ cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
For the coconut pecan frosting:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- ½ cup salted butter, cubed
- 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-½ cups sweetened flaked or shredded coconut
- 1-½ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
For the cake:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray a 9X13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Prepare German chocolate cake batter according to package directions; set aside.
For the cheesecake filling:
- In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
- Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined.
To prepare cake:
- Pour half of the prepared German chocolate cake batter into a greased 9x13-inch 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 coconut pecan frosting:
- In a 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.
Notes
Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition
Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 171mg | Sodium: 429mg | Potassium: 280mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 490IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 137mg | Iron: 2.6mg
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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!
It sounds so good...I can see why it didn't last long...off to checkout the recipe.
Looks tempting and yummy!
Have to go see that cake, I think it's calling my name.
Hope you have a great weekend.
-Gina-
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!
I am going to put on too much weight will all those wonderful recipes.
🙂 Mandy
Ooo, looks great, off to check out your guest post!
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!
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 🙂
This just sounds heavenly!!!
This looks so wonderful. Great job!
What a combo, German chocolate cake and cheesecake. Off to check out the recipe.
This looks delicious! Love love love all that frosting!
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!
Can I just lick all the frosting off the top??? 😉
Yum!
You are genius Brandy..this sounds fantastic and awesome and sooooo tasty!
You are just TOO funny. Amazing cake, going to check out the guest post... 🙂
Looks great but bummer for me, coconut is one thing I just can't eat 🙁
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!