German Chocolate Earthquake Cake Food

GERMAN CHOCOLATE EARTHQUAKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a 9x13 pan with a non-stick spray.
• Start by layering the coconut, chocolate chips and pecans on the bottom of your prepared pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, oil, eggs and water until combined. Pour the cake mix batter over the top of your layers in the pan and lightly spread around.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter and cream cheese on the stovetop. Pour the butter and cream cheese mixture into a large bowl and add in the powdered sugar. Using a mixer, mix together the powdered sugar and butter until a creamy consistency has been reached.
• Spoon the cream cheese mixture over the top of the cake mix layer in your pan. Then, swirl a knife around the cake pan to create a swirling pattern between the cream cheese and cake mix. Don't mix too much, just enough to combine the two with a pretty pattern.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes.
• Cool completely before cutting if you want clean slices. If you don't mind a dump style cake and want to eat it warm you may do so. It's delicious served with ice cream!

CHOCOLATE EARTHQUAKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a cake tin.
• Cover the bottom of the cake tin with the chopped pecans and flaked coconut.
• Prepare cake mix as per package instructions.
• Pour over the chopped pecans and flaked coconut.
• Melt butter.
• Add to it the cream cheese, extract and confectione's sugar.
• Stir well, and then pour over the cake bottom.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until done.
• Please bear in mind that one cannot test for doneness as the cake will appear sticky even when done.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat two 9-inch round cake pans with oil and dust with flour. Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl; set aside.
• Microwave the chocolate in a small microwave-safe bowl on high power for 45 seconds; remove and stir. Microwave again at high power in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until the chocolate has melted completely; set aside.
• Beat the granulated sugar, oil and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in the melted chocolate. Alternate beating in the flour mixture and the milk, adding the flour in three additions and the milk in two, starting and ending with the flour, until just incorporated. Add half the milk, and mix until just incorporated. Repeat with the remaining flour mixture and milk, making sure not to overmix. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the pans for 10 minutes, run a thin spatula around the edges and then turn the cakes out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. (They will have a sugary "crust" on the top. This is from the melted chocolate and is not a problem. It will soften once the cake is assembled or if the layers are baked the day before.)
• For the filling: While the cakes cool, spread the pecans on a baking sheet and bake, tossing once, until toasted, 8 to 10 minutes. Finely chop. Whisk together the milk and egg yolks in a medium saucepan until smooth. Add the brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, vanilla and salt, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture has thickened and coats the back of a spoon, 5 to 6 minutes. (It will be similar to the thickness of eggnog.) Pour the mixture into a large bowl. (Don't worry if it seems thin. The coconut and nuts will bind it.) Stir in the coconut and pecans; set aside to cool.
• For the frosting: Put the chocolate in a medium bowl. Heat 1 cup of the cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until steaming but not boiling, and pour over the chocolate. Let stand a few minutes, and then whisk until smooth; let stand at room temperature (or put in the refrigerator if your kitchen is hot) until thick but not set, 20 minutes to 1 hour. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons cream to the chocolate mixture, and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until lightened in color and fluffy, about 1 minute (do not overbeat, or it will become hard and grainy). The frosting should hold medium peaks and will continue to firm up a bit as it stands. Spoon about 1 cup frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip.
• To assemble: Put one cake layer right-side up on a serving plate, and top with half the filling. Top with the second cake layer and the remaining filling, spreading it to about 1/2 inch from the edge. Frost the sides, and decorate around the top edge of the cake with the frosting in the pastry bag.
• Loosely cover the cake with plastic wrap and leave at room temperature overnight. Unwrap and serve.

EARTHQUAKE CAKE I

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix as directed on package.
• Lightly grease the bottom and sides of one 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Sprinkle coconut and nuts over bottom of pan. Pour cake batter over top.
• Combine 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine, cream cheese and 2 cups confectioners' sugar. Beat until smooth. Pour (spoon) over cake batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cake cool before frosting.
• To Make Frosting: Combine cocoa, cola and 1/2 cup margarine in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mixture boils, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Pour mixture over remaining confectioners' sugar. Beat until smooth. Spread icing over cake. (If you like a thicker icing add more confectioners' sugar.

EARTHQUAKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9 pan.
• I use Pam cooking spray.
• Evenly sprinkle nuts and coconut on bottom of pan.
• In a large bowl prepare cake mix: Blend cake mix, water, oil and eggs at low speed for 30 seconds.
• Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour batter over nuts and coconut.
• In a separate bowl mix the cream cheese, butter confectioners sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
• Drop by spoonfuls over batter, do not mix in Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 5o minutes.

EARTHQUAKE CAKE

Steps:

• spray 9x13" pan with oil and set oven to 350°F.
• spread the coconut and pecan pieces evenly on the bottom of pan.
• prepare the cake mix according to directions on box, and pour over coconut and pecan pieces
• mix well together: margarine, cream cheese, vanilla and powered sugar.
• spoon over cake in dollops, no need to spread evenly.
• bake for approx 40-50 minutes.
• check with toothpick for doneness.
• cake will be cracked on top, but should be a moist cake.