Earthquake Cake
List of Ingredients
1 C. chopped pecans
1 C. flaked coconut
1 box German Chocolate cake mix
1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 stick butter or margarine, softened
1 lb. confectioner's sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Recipe
Grease bottom only of 9x13-inch pan.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Mix coconut and pecans and spread in bottom of pan.
Prepare cake mix according to package directions and pour over coconut-pecan mixture.
Cream together remaining ingredients and spoon in dollops over cake batter.
Bake 45-50 minutes.
Note: The cake gets its name from its appearance after baking. The cream cheese mixture settles and gives the surface of the cake a craggy appearance like an earthquake has hit!