Description
A delightful cake that combines rich chocolate with fresh strawberries and features a gooey cream cheese center resembling an ‘earthquake.’ Perfect for parties and gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box of chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup of strawberries, chopped
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13 inch baking pan.
- Blend the chocolate cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs in a large bowl until well combined.
- Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan.
- Mix the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in another bowl until smooth.
- Drop spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture over the batter.
- Layer the chopped strawberries, shredded coconut, and nuts on top, then pour the remaining batter over everything.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let it cool before serving. Enjoy your fun, crowd-pleasing dessert!
Notes
Use frozen strawberries if fresh ones are not available. For added flavor, consider adding almond extract to the cream cheese mixture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg