Ingredients

Cooking spray

½cuppecanschopped

1½cupssweetened flaked coconut

1boxchocolate fudge cake mix

eggs

½cupbuttermelted

8ozcream cheesesoftened

2½cupspowdered sugar

1cupsemisweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9 x13-inch pan with cooking spray.

Place the pecans and coconut in an even layer in the bottom of the pan.

Prepare the cake mix according to package directions and pour the cake batter over the coconut and pecans.

Place the cream cheese in a medium bowl and beat with a mixer until smooth. Add the butter and beat until combined.

Gradually add the powdered sugar to the cream cheese mixture and beat on low speed until smooth.

Place dollops of the cream cheese mixture on top of the cake batter. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the cake.

Bake the cake for 40 minutes or until the cake has set.

Cool, cut into squares and serve.