Cocoa-Nut Upside-Down Cake

Your guests or your gang will go simply "nuts" over our Test Kitchen's decadently easy recipe for Cocoa-Nut Upside-Down Cake. This easy sheet cake boasting a sweet and crunchy topping will make you feel like a star baker!

Serves: 12

Cooking Time: 55 min

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1 (18.25-ounce) package German chocolate cake mix

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
    
2. In a small saucepan, heat water and butter until butter is melted. Stir in brown sugar, mix well. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish and sprinkle with coconut, chocolate chips, pecans and marshmallows.
    
3. Prepare cake mix according to package directions and slowly pour over marshmallows. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes then invert cake onto a serving platter. Finish cooling cake.

Notes

Serve with vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped topping.