Upside Down Chocolate Chip Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup hot coffee
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3-1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Topping

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 4 teaspoons water
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut (I use sweetened)
• 1/2 cup ground pecans

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Spray 9 inch round cake pan with non stick cooking spray (Pam).

3. 3

   Add butter(for the topping) in the cake pan and place in preheated oven until butter has melted (1 minute).

4. 4

   Add remaining topping ingredients to pan and set aside. Make sure it is evenly spread over the bottom of the pan.

5. 5

   In bowl sift flour, salt baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder and sugar.

6. 6

   In separate bowl whisk together vegetable oil, milk, egg and vanilla.

7. 7

   Add to dry ingredients mix well.

8. 8

   Add hot coffee mix well.

9. 9

   Pour over nut mixture in cake pan.

10. 10

    Bake 25-30 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.

11. 11

    Let cool in pan for 5 minutes.

12. 12

    Invert on to cake plate add milk chocolate chips, while cake is still warm so they melt a bit.