Earthquake Cake

Oh, my goodness, this dessert is such a delight. Chocolate lovers and Cheesecake lovers will love the combination of flavors in this “wreck” of a cake! Coconut and pecans are placed at the bottom of a baking dish. This is topped with German chocolate cake batter and then a cream cheese layer. While the cake bakes, all the ingredients perform a seismic shift and an “earthquake” occurs. All that yummy chocolate and cheesecake, along with coconut and pecans cracks as the cake bakes and cools so that craters, crevices and gorges form, much like Grand Canyon. It is amazing.

A couple of months ago we had a houseful of company for lunch after church one Sunday and one of the gals brought this fabulous cake. Decadent doesn’t even begin to describe this ooey, gooey affair with chocolate! It was so mouthwatering. I could have eaten gobs of this stuff, but restrained myself because I have such a dessert addiction anyway. Besides, I wanted to make sure everyone else got a piece.

Earthquake Cake is a quick and easy dessert that’s great to make for any kind of holiday party, birthday, special occasions like anniversaries or baby showers, and certainly anytime you’re having company! Everyone will rush for a piece of this luscious cake. Quite frankly, it doesn’t need any chocolate syrup poured over top, although I did that for the pictures. It has plenty of flavor, plenty of sugar, and plenty to satisfy any sweet tooth craving without adding chocolate syrup, ice cream or whipped cream. But if you just can’t help yourself–well have at it!

If you’re looking for a wonderful dessert to knock the socks off your family and friends, then Earthquake Cake is the dessert that will do it. It is so delicious everyone will want seconds and thirds. No kidding. So be generous and don’t hog the whole dessert for yourself. Allow everyone else to get a piece, too. Otherwise, you will be scrambling to make a second Earthquake Cake shortly thereafter!

This lovely cake was featured on Recipe Lion, on this post. You may also enjoy my Red Velvet Earthquake Cake!

Earthquake Cake is sensational. No kidding.

You can see the crack down the center of this piece of Earthquake Cake. The cake performs a seismic shift while baking and everything ends up moved and shifted in it’s place!

Each bite of Earthquake Cake is so delectable. You will be wanting more than one slice!

Here’s what I did.

I used these ingredients for Earthquake Cake.

Grease and flour a 9×13″ baking dish really well. This is really important if you don’t want the cake to stick. Layer pecans on the bottom of the dish. Top with coconut. Set aside.