Shelly's Recipe

STREUSEL SPICE CAKE

Category: Cakes

Cake
1 pkg yellow cake mix
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened
5 eggs
1/4 cup coconut
1/4 cup chopped nuts
1 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted

Filling
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tbsp flour
2 tsp cinnamon

Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp butter, softened
2 to 3 tbsp milk

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 10-inch tube or 12-cup fluted tube cake pan. In large bowl, combine cake mix, 3/4 cup milk, 1/2 cup margarine and eggs; beat at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir in 1/4 cup coconut and 1/4 cup nuts. With spoon, marble chocolate through batter. Pour half of batter (about 2 cups) into greased and floured pan.

In small bowl, combine all filling ingredients; reserve 1/2 cup filling. Sprinkle remaining filling over batter in pan. Cover with remaining batter; sprinkle with 1/2 cup reserved filling.

Bake at 350 for 55 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool upright in pan 30 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.

In small bowl, blend all glaze ingredients until smooth, adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cake.