German Chocolate Cake

"This sheet pan version of the classic German Chocolate Cake features a mild chocolate cake topped with a gooey coconut pecan frosting. It’s perfect for picnics and family gatherings! German Chocolate Cake has to be one of the most misunderstood dessert recipes in the world. If you had to guess, you’d probably say this cake originated in Germany, right? After all, German is the title. But you’d be mistaken. This cake is actually of American origins. The first German Chocolate Cake appeared in a Dallas, Texas newspaper in the mid-1950’s. It featured a mild chocolate cake topped with a gooey coconut-pecan frosting. The combination became wildly popular, and German Chocolate Cake is still a favorite years later!"