Earthquake Cake
- 1 (18 ounce) package devil's food cake mix or (18 ounce) package chocolate cake mix (any type you like, I use Duncan Hines)
- 1 1/3 cups water, to prepare cake
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil, to prepare cake
- 3 large eggs, to prepare cake
- 1 cup chopped nuts (I use pecans or english walnuts)
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened (I usually use low fat)
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 13 x 9 pan.
- I use Pam cooking spray.
- Evenly sprinkle nuts and coconut on bottom of pan.
- In a large bowl prepare cake mix: Blend cake mix, water, oil and eggs at low speed for 30 seconds.
- Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Pour batter over nuts and coconut.
- In a separate bowl mix the cream cheese, butter confectioners sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Drop by spoonfuls over batter, do not mix in Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 5o minutes.
cake mix, water, vegetable oil, eggs, nuts, coconut, cream cheese, butter, vanilla, sugar, semisweet chocolate morsel
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/earthquake-cake-93558 (may not work)