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Earthquake Cake Recipe
Try this easy Earthquake Cake recipe for a delicious and impressive dessert! Doctoring a chocolate cake mix has never been tastier.
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
45
minutes
mins
Total Time
55
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
earthquake cake recipe
Servings:
12
Author:
Alea
Ingredients
1
cup
coconut
1
cup
pecans
chopped
8
oz.
stick of cream cheese
softened
1
cup
butter (2 sticks)
melted
1
pound
powdered sugar
1
chocolate cake mix
prepared according to the directions on the box
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9 Baking Dish.
Add the coconut and pecans to the baking dish. Mix to combine.
Prepare the cake mix according to directions.
Pour the cake batter over the coconut mixture.
Blend the butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar in a medium bowl.
Drop the cream cheese mixture a spoonful at a time on top of the cake mix.
Take a knife and run it between the lumps of the cream cheese mixture.
Bake the cake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Let the cake cool in the baking dish placed on top of a wire cooling rack.