Dessert for 8
Earthquake Cake
Chocolate cake batter bakes over coconut and pecans with a sweet cream cheese mixture that cracks across the top.
Typical price
$7.32for 4 servings
$1.83 per serving$7.32 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.45Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 3 | $0.90Typical price |
| Shredded coconut$0.30/oz typical | 3 oz | $0.90Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $3.15Typical price |
| Margarine and vegan butter$0.25/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.00Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 8 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $14.63 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 german chocolate cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup pecan pieces
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 lb powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and oil a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Stir the cake mix, water, eggs, and oil until smooth, then spread the batter in the pan.
- Scatter the coconut and pecans over the batter.
- Beat the margarine, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Spoon the cream cheese mixture over the pan and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the cake is firm and the eggs are set.
- Cool the cake for 15 minutes before cutting.
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