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Earthquake Cake

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Time: 50 minutes

Yield: 24 servings

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Earthquake Cake is an earth-shakingly good dessert that comes together in a snap! Pockets of creamy sweetness nestled in chocolate cake, all topped with crunchy coconut and buttery pecans. It takes less than an hour to make an Earthquake Cake and less than a second to fall in love with its range of luscious flavors. It happens on the very first bite!

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup flaked coconut, toasted
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1 (15.25-ounce) package German chocolate cake mix, plus the ingredients called for in the package instructions
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2 -Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 3 -Spread the coconut and pecans in the bottom of the baking pan.

Step 4 -Prepare the chocolate cake mix according to package instructions.

Step 5 -Pour the batter over the coconut and pecans.

Step 6 -In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.

Step 7 -Add the powdered sugar and vanilla into the cream cheese mixture, beating until smooth.

Step 8 -Drop spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture over the cake batter. The final result should look spotted.

Step 9 -Bake the cake for 50 minutes.

Step 10 -Remove the cake from the oven and invert it so the coconut and pecans are on top.

Step 11 -Allow the Earthquake Cake to cool completely before serving.

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