Easy Earthquake Cake
With cracks on the surface and an uneven finish, Earthquake Cake is made from layers of pecans, coconut, German chocolate cake mix and a cream cheese mixture.
A Cracked And Ugly Cake That Tastes Great
The cream cheese layer is like a simple frosting that’s baked on top of the chocolate cake. Nuts and coconut are accent flavors that add a nice texture to the base of German cake mix.
Earthquake cake tastes great warm out of the oven and is enjoyable at room temperature too.
Our popular Turtle Cake is made with German chocolate cake mix as well as our Chocolate Marble & Cream Cheese Bars. This toss together dessert is in that family of easy recipes that are worth trying.
Ingredients Needed
- German Chocolate Cake Mix
- Cake batter ingredients on the box – water, vegetable oil, eggs
- Chopped pecans
- Flaked coconut
- Cream cheese
- Butter
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla extract
How To Make Earthquake Cake
Sprinkle chopped pecans in an even layer in the bottom of a lightly greased 9 x 13″ cake pan. Repeat with coconut.
Mix up the cake mix according to the directions on the package. Carefully spoon over the base layers.
In a separate mixing bowl beat together softened cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla.
Carefully spoon over the cake batter and take care when spreading out.
Bake at 350℉ for 35 to 45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Earthquake cake is designed to look messy and taste delicious!
Tips For Success
- Take care not to disturb the layers while spooning and spreading the next one on top.
- You can mix in other flavors by using a different cake mix or sprinkling chocolate or peanut butter chips on top right after removing the cake from the oven.
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Easy Earthquake Cake
Ingredients
- 13.25 ounce box German chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- 1 cup coconut
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and coat a 9 x 13" pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Sprinkle pecans and coconut on the bottom of the pan.1 cup pecans, 1 cup coconut
- Mix cake mix according to the directions on the box using water, oil and eggs. Spoon over pecans and coconut.13.25 ounce box German chocolate cake mix, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 3 eggs
- In a separate medium sized bowl beat cream cheese. Then stir in melted butter.8 ounces cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter
- Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla until mixed well. Spoon over batter.2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cake will be cracked and ugly, but will taste delicious!
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Yum!! What a tasty treat!