Earthquake Cake

Submitted by Marcia Van Camp


Ingredients
German Chocolate Cake Mix (Pillsbury is best)
8 oz. cream cheese
1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)
1 lb powdered sugar (2 cups)
1 cup crushed pecans
1 cup shredded coconut

Directions
1. Grease a 9 x 13 cake pan and then sprinkle coconut and pecans on the bottom of the pan.

2. Make cake mix as directed and pour into pan and spread evenly.

3. Heat oven to 350 degrees

4. Start water to boil in a double boiler.  When ready, put cream cheese and butter in the double boiler and melt.  Then add the powdered sugar and stir with a whisk.  Pour this over the cake mixture (like long pieces of ribbon).  The cake is going to bubble up through the cream cheese so you don't want to cover the cake completely.

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 min and enjoy!

Notes:
If you don't have a double boiler you can use a low heat setting and stir more often.  It will also help if the cream cheese and butter are softened ahead of time. My sister also served this to a family in Brussels and they absolutely loved it!