Description
Indulge in this show-stopping strawberry earthquake cake, featuring a moist cake, creamy pockets of sweet cream cheese, and bursts of fresh strawberries. It’s an easy-to-make dessert that promises an explosion of flavor and a unique, mesmerizing texture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (15.25 oz) box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup water (or milk, as per cake mix instructions)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil (as per cake mix instructions)
- 3 large eggs (as per cake mix instructions)
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, diced
- Cooking spray or butter for greasing pan
- Flour for dusting (optional, for pan)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven & Prep Pan: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch baking pan.
- Prepare Cake Batter: In a large bowl, prepare the yellow cake mix according to package directions, typically by combining the mix with water (or milk), vegetable oil, and eggs. Mix until just combined; do not overmix.
- Make Cream Cheese Filling: In a separate medium bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, sifted powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract until smooth and creamy, with no lumps.
- Assemble Cake: Pour approximately two-thirds of the cake batter into the prepared baking pan, spreading it evenly. Dollop the cream cheese mixture randomly over the cake batter using a spoon. Scatter about two-thirds of the diced strawberries over the cream cheese dollops.
- Add Remaining Batter & Strawberries: Gently spoon the remaining cake batter over the cream cheese mixture and strawberries (it won’t fully cover everything, and that’s okay, as it’s part of the ‘earthquake’ effect). Sprinkle the remaining diced strawberries over the top.
- Bake: Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted into the cake (avoiding the cream cheese pockets) comes out clean.
- Cool: Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before slicing and serving. This allows the cream cheese filling to set properly.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins