German Chocolate Cheesecake

Submitted by Brookelynne26

"From the Southern Living Comfort Food Cookbook. The cheesecake will need to cool for 8 hours after baking."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 236.59 ml chocolate wafer crumbs
• 29.58 ml sugar
• 44.37 ml butter or 44.37 ml margarine, melted
• 3 (680.38 g) package cream cheese, softened
• 177.44 ml sugar
• 59.14 ml cocoa
• 9.85 ml vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 78.78 ml evaporated milk
• 78.78 ml sugar
• 59.14 ml butter or 59.14 ml margarine
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 2.46 ml vanilla extract
• 118.29 ml chopped pecans
• 118.29 ml flaked coconut

directions

1. Stir together first 3 ingredients; press into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
2. Bake at 325° for 10 minutes. Cool.
3. Beat cream cheese and next 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Pour into prepared crust.
4. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Loosen cake from pan; cool. Chill 8 hours.
5. Stir together evaporated milk and next 4 ingredients in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 7 minutes. Stir in pecans and coconut; spread over cheesecake.