earthquake cake

Name: Earthquake Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) flaked coconut; 1-8 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened; 1 cup(s) chopped pecans; 1 box(es) german chocolate cake mix; 1 pound(s) box powdered sugar; 1/2 cup(s) softened butter

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73 Pinches

Sharon Stodgell

Kokomo, IN

Updated on Jul 12, 2011

A fun cake and very good. Nuts and coconut represent rocks Chocolate cake is dirt. Butter mixture that cooks through the cake represents lava from an earthquake.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 50 Min

method Bake

yield 12 to 16

Ingredients

1 cup flaked coconut
1-8 ounce cream cheese, softened
1 cup chopped pecans
1 box german chocolate cake mix
1 pound box powdered sugar
1/2 cup softened butter

How To Make earthquake cake

Step 1

Spread flaked coconut on the bottom of a greased 9 x 13"baking dish. Spread chopped pecans over coconut.

Step 2

Mix german chocolate cake mix according to package directions. Pour on top of coconut and nuts.
Step 3

Mix together 1/2 cup softened butter , softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until fluffy. Drop dallops by spoon onto cake mix. Do not stir.
Step 4

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until tester comes out clean between dallops.
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