German Chocolate Upside-Down Cake

Heat oven to 350 degrees F and butter the bottom of a 9 by 13 inch pan.

Spread pecans and coconut evenly in the pan.

Pour prepared German chocolate cake batter over the topping layer.

Beat butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla if using until smooth.

Drop the cream cheese mixture over the batter without fully covering the edges.

Bake until the cake is set and the cream cheese layer looks crackled and fudgy.