How to Make an Earthquake Cake -- Dessert Video Recipe #VideoRecipes

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Earthquake Cake

Rich and delicious chocolate cake. After it is done baking, it will have cracks down the middle... like an earthquake!

Ingredients:

1 cup fine coconut
1 cup chocolate chip morsels
1 cup chopped pecans
1 box german chocolate cake mix
1/2 cup butter
1 8-ounce package cream cheese
1 16-ounce box powdered sugar


Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with non-stick cooking spray.

2) Sprinkle coconut, chocolate chip morsels and chopped pecans in bottom of pan

3) In a mixing bowl, prepare cake mix according to directions on box.

4) Pour cake batter over the coconut/chocolate chip/pecan mixture.

5) In a saucepan, melt together butter and cream cheese. Add powdered sugar and stir until smooth.

6) Pour over cake mixture. Do not spread it in or press it down. Just pour it over the best you can.

7) Bake in oven for about 45 minutes.

Mandarin Orange Cake Video Recipe #VideoRecipes

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Light and moist cake that is great for BBQ's and picnics.


Ingredients

Cake:

1 18-ounce box yellow cake mix
1 15-ounce can mandarin oranges, undrained
4 eggs
1/2 cup oil


Mandarin Orange Cake Recipe

Topping:

1 20-ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
1 small box instant vanilla pudding
1 8-ounce container Cool Whip


Directions:

1) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

2) Grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan.

3) Mix together yellow cake mix, mandarin oranges, eggs and oil.

4) Pour into prepared pan and bake in oven for 30-35 minutes.

5) Remove from oven and cool completely.

6) To make the topping, mix together drained crushed pineapple and instant vanilla pudding.

7) Fold in Cool Whip.

8) Once cake is completely cool, spread on topping.

9) Store cake in refrigerator.