Upside-Down German Chocolate Cake

Prepare the German chocolate cake batter and spread it in a greased rectangular pan.

Scatter coconut and chopped pecans where they will caramelize into the topping.

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

Drop the cream cheese mixture over the chocolate batter in uneven spoonfuls.

Bake until the cake is set around fudgy cream-cheese pockets, then cool before cutting.