I’ve never tried an Earthquake cake before, and honestly I can’t believe I waited so long! They’re usually made with a German chocolate cake mix, however I wanted to use red velvet and I also prepared it in a different way. Instead of putting the coconut on the bottom, I mixed mine with the cream cheese, tossed in some chocolate chips, and skipped the nuts. This cake was so moist and delicious! I love how simple it is to make…and it is so good it doesn’t even need a frosting. If you’re in a hurry and need a quick and easy dessert, make sure you try this one…you won’t be disappointed!
Don’t forget to try Chocolate Fudge and Pumpkin too!
Ingredients are as follows:1 box Red Velvet Cake Mix (plus the ingredients needed to prepare the cake)
1/2 C butter
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla
2 C powdered sugar
1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 C coconut
1/2 C butter
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla
2 C powdered sugar
1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 C coconut
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease a 9×13″ pan.
Melt the butter either in the microwave or on the stove.
Mix in the cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar.
Fold in the chocolate chips and coconut; set aside.
Prepare cake mix according to the package directions.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Spoon dollops of the cream cheese mixture onto the batter leaving a 1″ edge.
Lightly swirl the batter around continuing to leave a 1″ edge.
Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes. Allow to cool before slicing.
Slice, serve and enjoy!
definitely going to make this for my granddaughter, but she’s not a fan of chocolate chips so I am going to use white chocolate chips, she likes those!! And Red Velvet is her favorite cake, so I can’t wait!! Thank you!!
I hope she enjoys!
Does this cake need to be refrigerated? I’ll be traveling 3 hours.
It will be okay for traveling, however put it in the fridge overnight if there are leftovers.
Can you leave the coconut out? Not a fan…
You sure can!