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By Annessa Brady

King Cake Earthquake Cake

Name: King Cake Earthquake Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped pecans; 1 box yellow cake mix, (plus ingredients to make cake); 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, (softened); ½ cup unsalted butter, (softened); 4 cups powdered sugar, (divided); 2 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp vanilla; 1/4 tsp salt; 3 to 4 Tbsp milk; yellow, purple and green sugar; yellow, purple and green sugar; yellow, purple and green sugar

9 steps

Prep:10minCook:40min

King Cake Earthquake Cake - perfect ending to your Mardi Gras party!! Yellow Cake with pecans and cream cheese. YUM! Cake mix, pecans, cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla. Top the cake with a quick glaze and colored sugar. A fun twist on King Cake! Great for dessert or breakfast! #cake #dessert #mardigras #kingcake

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:56:05 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories381.7 kcal (19%)

Total Fat16.4 g (23%)

Carbs58.1 g (22%)

Sugars45.9 g (51%)

Protein2.7 g (5%)

Sodium280.4 mg (14%)

Fiber1.1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

16 servings

1 cupchopped pecans

1 boxyellow cake mix

plus ingredients to make cake

1 x 8 ozcreamcheese

package, softened

½ cupunsalted butter

softened

4 cupspowdered sugar

divided

2 tspcinnamon

1 tspvanilla

¼ tspsalt

3 Tbspmilk

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Sprinkle pecans in bottom of pan.

Step 3

Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour over pecans.

Step 4

In a large bowl, mix together softened cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer. Add in 2½ cups powdered sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt and continue to blend until smooth.

Step 5

Spoon cream cheese mixture over cake batter.

Step 6

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.

Step 7

Remove from oven and cool completely

Step 8

Whisk together 1½cups powdered sugar and 3 to 4 Tbsp milk.

Step 9

Pour glaze over cooled cake. Sprinkle with yellow, purple and green sugar.

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