Earthquake Cake

Earthquake Cake Recipe
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Recipe Rating:
 3 Ratings
Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
Keyword: coconut
Serves: 12
Prep Time:
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Ingredients

1 pkg cake mix, german chocolate
1 c pecans, in pieces
1 c coconut, flaked
1 lb powdered sugar
1/2 c margarine or butter
1 pkg cream cheese - 8 oz.
Pinched by Deedeeglee, and 178 more.
Lightly Salted
Minneapolis, MN (pop. 382,578)
jellen10
Member Since Nov 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joyce's Notes:

I got this recipe from my mother. I do not know who she got it from. But this is a deliciously decadent and "sinful" cake, especially if you love coconut.

 

Directions
1
Grease the bottom of a 9x13 cake pan. Mix the coconut and pecans together and spread this mixture on the bottom of the greased pan. Mix the German Chocolate cake mix according to package directions. Pour this cake mix over the nuts and coconut.
2
Mix the powdered sugar, margarine and cream cheese together. Pour this mixture over the cake mix. The mixture will be very thick. An alternative would be to drop spoons of the mixture over the top of the cake mix.
3
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
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user Joyce Boettcher jellen10
I shared a photo of this recipe. View photo
NeedfulThings
Susie Proplesch NeedfulThings
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 4, 2012
saved, thanks for sharing!
kathiecc
Kathie Carr kathiecc
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 4, 2012
Thanks for posting this.

It is an old recipe, maybe going back to the 1970's. The joke where I used to live in California back then was you could make it with stuff in your cupboard if the supermarkets were closed due to an earthquake. They always get mesed up in an earthquake, everything on the floors, broken, etc.

But ut is a delicious cake!
NeedfulThings
Susie Proplesch NeedfulThings
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 4, 2012
hmmm, back in the 1970s I lived in Washington state, so I know about the earthquakes!
jellen10
Joyce Boettcher jellen10
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 4, 2012
Nice to hear about the history of the cake. I do find it a very delicious cake.
Tiggerr
ruth Richardson Tiggerr
 
 
 
 
Feb 6, 2012
yes this is a great cake ! another version is Hawaiian Volcano- Carrot cake mix -coconut and pineapple on bottom the rest is the same -very refreshing

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