Earthquake Cake Recipes

EARTHQUAKE CAKE

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.

EARTHQUAKE CAKE I

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix as directed on package.
• Lightly grease the bottom and sides of one 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Sprinkle coconut and nuts over bottom of pan. Pour cake batter over top.
• Combine 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine, cream cheese and 2 cups confectioners' sugar. Beat until smooth. Pour (spoon) over cake batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cake cool before frosting.
• To Make Frosting: Combine cocoa, cola and 1/2 cup margarine in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mixture boils, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Pour mixture over remaining confectioners' sugar. Beat until smooth. Spread icing over cake. (If you like a thicker icing add more confectioners' sugar.

EARTHQUAKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9 pan.
• I use Pam cooking spray.
• Evenly sprinkle nuts and coconut on bottom of pan.
• In a large bowl prepare cake mix: Blend cake mix, water, oil and eggs at low speed for 30 seconds.
• Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour batter over nuts and coconut.
• In a separate bowl mix the cream cheese, butter confectioners sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
• Drop by spoonfuls over batter, do not mix in Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 5o minutes.

EARTHQUAKE CAKE

Steps:

• spray 9x13" pan with oil and set oven to 350°F.
• spread the coconut and pecan pieces evenly on the bottom of pan.
• prepare the cake mix according to directions on box, and pour over coconut and pecan pieces
• mix well together: margarine, cream cheese, vanilla and powered sugar.
• spoon over cake in dollops, no need to spread evenly.
• bake for approx 40-50 minutes.
• check with toothpick for doneness.
• cake will be cracked on top, but should be a moist cake.

EARTHQUAKE CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease the bottom and sides of one 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
• Layer coconut and pecans in the bottom of pan.
• Prepare cake mix according to package instructions and pour over pecans and coconut.
• Combine cream cheese, butter or margarine, vanilla and confectioners sugar and beat until smooth. Pour over cake mix.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Toothpick will not come out clean.

EARTHQUAKE CAKE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread the entire can of frosting into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan. Refrigerate while the filling is prepared. In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar. Stir in the egg, and beat until light. Spread over the frosting. Prepare the cake mix as directed on box, pour over the filling layer, and spread evenly.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate. Wait 5 minutes before removing pan from over the cake.

CHOCOLATE EARTHQUAKE CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x12 inch cake pan. Cover the bottom of the cake pan with the chopped nuts and the flaked coconut.
• Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter over chopped nuts and coconut.
• Melt butter or margarine, add cream cheese and confectioner's sugar. Stir until blended. Spoon over unbaked batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 to 42 minutes. Please note: you cannot test for doneness, as the cake will appear sticky even when it is done. The icing sinks into the batter as it bakes, forming the white ribbon inside. Makes 16 servings.