Description
Strawberry Earthquake Cake is a delicious and indulgent dessert featuring a moist strawberry cake topped with a creamy layer of cream cheese and adorned with fresh strawberries and white chocolate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (15.25 ounces) strawberry cake mix
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 2 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup diced strawberries (plus extra for garnish)
- 2 cups white chocolate chips
- Vanilla ice cream (optional for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan.
- In a mixing bowl, combine strawberry cake mix, eggs, water, and vegetable oil. Mix until smooth.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30–35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- While baking, beat together softened cream cheese and melted butter until creamy; gradually add confectioners’ sugar, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Once the cake is done, remove from the oven and sprinkle with diced strawberries and white chocolate chips. Spoon dollops of cream cheese mixture on top.
- Return to the oven for another 15–20 minutes until set.
- Cool for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Ensure the cream cheese is softened to room temperature for easier mixing.
- For extra flavor, consider adding a dash of almond extract to the cream cheese mixture.
- This cake pairs wonderfully with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg