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Earthquake Cake II

By: DARLENEL 
"This cake is very rich. It's one of our favorites."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (47)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9x13 inch pan
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package German chocolate cake mix
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease the bottom and sides of one 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
  2. Layer coconut and pecans in the bottom of pan.
  3. Prepare cake mix according to package instructions and pour over pecans and coconut.
  4. Combine cream cheese, butter or margarine, vanilla and confectioners sugar and beat until smooth. Pour over cake mix.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Toothpick will not come out clean.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 274 | Total Fat: 12.5g | Cholesterol: 20mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2006 by SAHMDEDE54   view full review
I love this cake. After making it a few times I baked it about 60 minutes and I would suggest...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2005 by S. LINNEY   view full review
I had my husbands family over and had made this cake in the past with a recipe I had. When I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2003 by BABBLINBROOKE   view full review
Good cake, but needs to cook at least 45-60 minutes, not 30.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2010 by xraybarb (=   view full review
Gramma brought this recipe back from Missouri 35ish years ago. The only difference is that her...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 3, 2009 by BEARKITTYGIRL   view full review
I have been making this cake for years. I like to experiment with different cake mixes. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2007 by JFRESNO   view full review
Ohmygosh. This is so rich, so easy to make and so good. I used a Chocolate Fudge cake mix,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2004 by Caroline   view full review
Great cake. It was even better the day after baking, when the layers melded together. My...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 18, 2007 by jadavi2   view full review
Great cake, but it definatly needs to cook longer than 30 minutes. In my oven it took 45 min.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 3, 2005 by CHRISSEDO   view full review
The cake is really sweet & rich...very yummy. Like the other user stated the cake wasn't done...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2008 by Bleu   view full review
I made this cake for a co-worker and she loved it. I also has a request for next month's...

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