Deep Chocolate Upside-Down Cake

This vintage cake recipe is easy to make and best of all, it is already frosted and ready to serve.  Deep chocolate taste from an easy to prepare cake mix, baked with a brown sugar, coconut and nut topping. 

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine
1/4 c. water
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. chopped nuts
1 1/2 c. sweetened flaked coconut
1 pkg. deep chocolate cake mix or German chocolate cake mix

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°.

Melt butter in 13 x 9 x 2-inch cake pan.

Pour in the water.  Sprinkle brown sugar evenly into the pan.

Mix in nuts and sweetened flaked coconut. Spread evenly in the bottom of the pan.

In a mixing bowl, prepare cake mix according to directions. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour cake batter over mixture in the pan.

Bake for 40 minutes or until the cake test done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let stand for 5 minutes so the topping starts to set. Invert the cake pan onto a large platter, or use a cookie sheet if you don't have a platter that large. 

Serve with whipped cream.