Earthquake Cake

By jann

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 2/3 cup sweetened coconut
• 2/3 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
• Mix
• 1 box German Chocolate Cake Mix
• 1/3 cup oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/3 cup water
• In a saucepan, melt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 8 oz cream cheese
• add
• 1 lb. powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350.
Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
Sprinkle coconut, chocolate chips and pecans in the pan.

Pour cake batter on top of the coconut/chocolate chip layer in the pan.

Beat in 1 lb powdered sugar (3 3/4 cups) until smooth. Then spread on unbaked cake or drop by spoonfuls and swirl into batter with a knife.

Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.

cake is done when no longer wombles. Cannot do toothpick test.