How to Make an Earthquake Cake

Earthquake cake is a gooey combination of coconuts, pecans and cream cheese in a German chocolate cake. It's like an upside down cake and cheese cake brownie combined.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Grease a 9 X 13 inch cake pan.

2. Gather and measure the ingredients for the cake:
   1 box of German chocolate cake mix batter, prepared according to directions on box
   3 ounces of flaked coconut
   1 cup of chopped pecans
   8 ounces of softened cream cheese
   1 stick of butter or margarine
   1 pound of powdered sugar

3. Spread out the pecans and coconut into the bottom of the cake pan.

4. Pour the German chocolate cake mix batter onto of the nuts and coconut. Pour slowly.

5. Cream together the cream cheese and butter.

6. Mix the creamed mixture with the powdered sugar.

7. Spread the creamed, powdered sugar mixture on top of the cake batter. The mixture will be thick and hard to spread.

8. Use a butter knife to cut the powdered sugar mixture into the cake batter. Make lines in all directions.

9. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes.

10. Serve the cake out of the cake pan. It can't be transferred, because it's so gooey.

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on 11/9/2009 Sinfully delicious!