Best Earthquake Cake Ii Recipes

Chocolate Earthquake Cake image

Provided by The Southern Lady Cooks

Categories Cake

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup nuts (I use walnuts. Pecans would be good, too)
1 1/2 cups coconut
1 regular chocolate cake mix or can use German chocolate cake mix
1 cup milk
1 stick butter or margarine or 8 tablespoons or 1/2 cup
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
2 cups chocolate chips

Steps:

Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish. Sprinkle the nuts on the bottom of the dish. Layer the coconut on top of the nuts. In a separate bowl prepare the cake mix according to package directions except use the 1 cup of milk in place of the water called for in the directions on the box. Spread half the cake mixture over the coconut.
In a microwave safe glass bowl melt the butter and cream cheese. This takes about 2 minutes in my microwave. Whisk the powdered sugar or mix with mixer into the cream cheese and melted butter. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the layer of cake mix in the baking dish. (You can drop it by spoon fulls if you want)
Spread the other half of the cake mix on top of the cream cheese and sprinkle on the chocolate chips. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven 40 to 45 minutes.

Earthquake Cake image

Time 1h5m

Yield 10-12

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 c. sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 c. chopped toasted pecans
1 box German chocolate cake mix, plus ingredients called for on box
8 oz. cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1/2 c. butter, melted
2 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
kosher salt
2 c. chocolate chips
Vanilla ice cream, for serving (optional)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9"-x-13" baking pan with cooking spray. Spread coconut and pecans on the bottom of the pan.
Prepare cake batter according to package directions, then pour on top of coconut and pecans.
In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and a pinch of salt. Beat with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Spread the mixture over the chocolate batter then sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes.
Serve warm with ice cream.