Strawberry Earthquake Cake
A delightful twist on chocolate cake featuring a creamy strawberry-infused center that erupts with flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and chopped
- 1 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or dark)
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
- Additional strawberries for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Mix the chocolate cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs until well blended.
- Prepare a 9×13 inch baking dish by greasing it.
- Pour half of the cake batter into the greased pan.
- Make the cream cheese filling by blending cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth, then fold in chopped strawberries.
- Add spoonfuls of the strawberry cream cheese mixture over the batter in the pan.
- Top with the remaining cake batter and sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before slicing and garnishing with strawberries.
Notes
Serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream. Drizzle with chocolate sauce or a dusting of powdered sugar for extra flair!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
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