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Recipes and Baking Tips by Janice Thompson

Janice Thompson is a professional baker, recipe developer, and author with over 20 years of experience creating custom wedding cakes, cookies, and desserts. A former cottage bakery owner, she now teaches baking classes at a private school and shares her favorite recipes, tips, and cake decorating secrets on her blog, Out of the Box Baking. Janice is also the author of more than 170 published novels in the Christian market, many featuring bakers and small-town kitchens inspired by her real-life adventures.

Earthquake Cake (German Chocolate Upside Down Cake)

If German Chocolate Cake is your thing but you don't have time to make the coconut pecan frosting from scratch, this is the recipe for you! This luscious Earthquake Cake oozes with flavor. It's loaded with coconut, pecans, and chocolate chips and it bubbles over with an extra-special addition: cream cheese filling!

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