Strawberry Earthquake Cake
🕒 The Details
- Prep time: 15 mins 🔪
- Bake time: 40–45 mins 🔥
- Cool time: 30 mins (if you can wait!) ⏳
🛒 What You’ll Need
- 1 box Strawberry cake mix 🍓🎂
- Ingredients for cake mix: (usually water, oil, and eggs as listed on the box) 🥚💧
- 1 cup Shredded coconut 🥥
- 1 cup White chocolate chips ⚪🍫
- 1/2 cup Chopped pecans (optional for extra crunch) 🥜
- 1 pkg (8 oz) Cream cheese, softened ☁️
- 1/2 cup Butter, melted 🧈
- 2 cups Powdered sugar ☁️
- Fresh strawberries for garnish 🍓✨
👩🍳 Let’s Get Baking!
- The Foundation: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13 baking pan. Sprinkle the coconut, white chocolate chips, and pecans evenly across the bottom. 🥥🍫
- The Batter: Prepare the strawberry cake mix according to the box instructions. Pour the batter carefully over the coconut and chip layer. Do NOT stir! 🍓🥣
- The “Quake” Filling: In a medium bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese, melted butter, and powdered sugar until smooth. 🌪️✨
- The Swirl: Drop spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture onto the cake batter. Use a knife to gently swirl the two together, creating those “fault lines.” 🌀🎨
- Bake: Bake for 40–45 minutes. The cake will look a bit “cracked” and gooey—that’s exactly what you want! 🥨🔥
- The Finish: Let it cool slightly. Serve it warm with a dollop of whipped cream and fresh strawberry slices on top for that extra “wow” factor! 🍓☁️🍰
💡 Pro-Tip:
This cake is notoriously gooey! For cleaner slices, let it cool completely or even chill it in the fridge for an hour before serving. It also tastes amazing cold! ❄️🍴
