Earthquake Cake
 
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A fun and delicious cake with a surprise layer of coconut and pecans under the cake and a delicious cream cheese filling that settles into the cake as it bakes. So good!
Recipe type: Cake/Dessert/Chocolate
Serves: 20
Ingredients
  • 1 box chocolate fudge cake mix (prepared according to package directions: eggs, oil, water)
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • 1 (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • 2½ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup chocolate chips (I like to use half semi-sweet, half milk chocolate.)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a medium-sized bowl, make the cake mix according to the package directions.
  3. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Then sprinkle 1 cup shredded coconut on the bottom, and then sprinkle ½ cup chopped pecans over the coconut.
  4. Pour the cake batter over the coconut and pecans.
  5. In a medium-sized bowl, use a hand mixer to cream together the cream cheese and vanilla.
  6. Next, mix in the melted butter. Once that is incorporated, mix in the powdered sugar ½ cup at a time. Mix until nice and smooth.
  7. Use a spoon to put large dollops of the cream-cheese mixture evenly over the cake. (See step-by-step pictures.) Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the cake and cream-cheese mixture.
  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
  9. Let cool completely before serving.
  10. Enjoy!
Recipe by Real Life Dinner at https://reallifedinner.com/earthquake-cake/