Earthquake German Chocolate Cake Recipe
This easy, German chocolate cake recipe gets a twist: it’s an earthquake cake, loaded with rich, gooey, delicious ingredients that give it a special look. Part of what makes it so easy is I use a boxed cake. Hey if you want to go full on homemade go for it, some days I just want easy and tasty and this Earthquake German Chocolate Cake Recipe scores on both tasty and easy! 
Throw in some more chocolate, coconut and yum pecans (or skip the nuts) and this is one tasty dessert that has a few of my favorite things! If you want a scrumptious treat that is sure to please everyone but oh so easy to make then Earthquake German Chocolate Cake Recipe is for you. Let’s get to this recipe shall we?
Earthquake German Chocolate Cake Recipe
This easy, German chocolate cake recipe gets a twist: it's an earthquake cake, loaded with rich, gooey, delicious ingredients that give it a special look.
Ingredients
- 1 box of German chocolate cake mix
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup water
- 2/3 cup unsweetened coconut
- 2/3 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup crushed up pecans
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- 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, there’s no harm in that!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 472Total Fat: 32gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 95mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 2gSugar: 41gProtein: 4g
Please note that we can not guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information. They are a best guess calculation.
Now doesn’t this Earthquake German Chocolate Cake Recipe sound oh so tasty? You might even want to double the recipe as I can tell you it never lasts long around my house. 
What’s not to love between the chocolate, the toasted coconut and the ooey gooey goodness? It’s fun for a party, potluck and almost any occasion. 
No need to tell everyone that this Earthquake German Chocolate Cake Recipe didn’t take you hours to make. Just show up with it at the next gathering and you’ll be the most popular person, okay the cake will be popular but you can enjoy the glory too. In all seriousness, it’s a yummy dessert that you most likely already have all of the ingredients for and it’s one everyone will enjoy devouring.
Make sure you pin this Earthquake German Chocolate Cake Recipe for later! My family and I enjoy making this dessert and of course eating it even more. It’s become a family favourite and now we have friends asking us to bring it to gatherings. I love that it’s so scrumptious and easy to make. Have I mentioned I like easy recipes? 
So what are you waiting for go and make this tasty treat now. Your friends and family will thank you in between bites. If you do make it let us know how you like it, we’d love to hear from you.
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Looks delicious. May I ask, what size box of cake mix is used in your recipe? The cake mixes in the stores are 15.25 oz in lieu of the normal 18.25.
Thank you,
Faye
Definitely add the nuts 🙂
Looks good for a take along to church too.
Easy and portable.
I have never heard of this type of dessert before. I am definitely going to try this for the next party I have or go to!
I’ve had German Chocolate Cake before, but never Earthquake German Chocolate Cake! Sounds delish!
This recipe looks delicious. I also is easy to make.
OMG! This sound delicious. I am always looking for great dessert recipes and this certainly is one.
I adore German Chocolate Cake! This recipe sounds fabulous! I’m so happy to have found it, thanks for sharing! This will be what I’ll be making for my husbands birthday!
I was looking for a good chocolate cake to make and came across this one. It looks delicious and is what I will make tonight. Thank you for sharing it.
This looks so good! I love German Chocolate cake, so I’ll have to try this.
This sounds and looks delicious. I have been looking for a dessert to bring to a picnic this weekend and this is the one I’m going to make.
I like this recipe – looks very decadent!
Any recipe with the words German and Chocolate I know I’m going to like. Thanks for posting!
This cake looks so amazing
Oh WOW! This recipe sounds awesome.
If it’s not easy I won’t even try a recipe. This looks so good and yummy. Thanks.
Tasty looking. However, I am allergic to coconut so I will leave out that ingredient.
I know I would like this because of the chocolate, coconut and pecans
This looks so good! I am going to give it a try!
Oooohh! I had to click on to look into this recipe, just from the delicious look of the cake and also because German Chocolate Cake is our youngest adult son’s favorite and in my opinion, this looks much yummier!
I think he would love it.
My goodness, this cake looks scrumptious, instructions seem easy to follow as well.
This Chocolate Cake Recipe looks super delicious! I can’t wait to try this.
This looks yummy! Any dessert with chocolate and coconut is an instant winner for me. That’s one of my favorite flavor combinations!
Earthquake German Chocolate Cake Recipe seems absolutely delicious. I would enjoy this with a cup of tea and I know my husband would love it too!
That looks delicious.
wow that looks so good I’m so going to add it to my pinterest .
Oh yummy! this looks and sounds soooo good! I totally need this!
so amazing
As a German I approve of this recipe 😀 It looks absolutely delicious in the photos.
This looks delicious; I’m going to make this for my family! Yum
This looks so delicious, I love German Chocolate cake so I know I would love this.
I ran across this recipe today and my kiddos want to try it.
This looks delicious. I can’t wait to make it for my husband. He loves German Chocolate cake.
I am absolutely planning on making this for Easter! It looks great!
wow, this looks super good!! I definitely need to try and make this soon, my family would love it
Wow it looks and sound so yummy!! I don’t like pecans though so I’d leave those out!
A 10 on the taste Richter scale! I plan on making this info Cookies and muffins as well. Simply scrumptious, and sure to be a hit with my whole family.
that looks good
Ah, definitely an easier way to make the blend of flavors in a German Chocolate Cake than in the traditional way. Thanks for the recipe!
This cake looks tasty and so easy to make, too!
WOW!! This looks absolutely delicious! We will definitely have to try this! Thanks for sharing!
German chocolate cake looks good have to try this recipe
My favorite cake is German Chocolate my mother always made this cake for my birthday! This looks so good I will have to make it
I can’t wait to make this for our next family gathering. I am all in favor of using the boxed cake mix so that it is quick and easy.
What a delicious! looking dessert, I would have never thought to add cream cheese. I’ll have to keep this one
on my list to whip up.
@tisonlyme143
I have to make a german chocolate cake for an event at the end of April – this looks like a winner.
This sounds delicious, I was looking for something to make for this weekend. Easier to make this than make a whole German Chocolate Cake like my Mother used to make. I can’t wait to taste. Thanks so much.
The Earthquake German Chocolate Cake Recipe looks delicious and I saved it to make it.
Looks delicious, great recipe
brings back such great memories. thanks
This recipe sounds great and not to difficult overall
This is super easy and has everything I love in it!
I will definitely be trying this recipe it looks delicious
This looks amazing & so easy to make.
This sounds so good
I really love German chocolate cake, and I love that you took a box mix and jazzed it up. I also like cakes in this rectangle shape. I also have the perfect serving dish for this cake. I will need to pin and try this soon.
I want this for my birthday in 2 weeks.
this looks soooo good! Definitely pinning so we can make it later.
Oh god this looks delicious. As a German, I approve of this cake!
It does looks like an earthquake cake! These ingredients would make a delicious cake.
It looks so delicious!
This looks awesome!
I love chocolate cake. I’ll have to try this version.
I will definitely make this cake soon. It has all my favorite ingredients in it. When you list German chocolate cake mix, can I use just chocolate cake mix? I don’t recall seeing any box marked “German” chocolate cake mix. Thanks for recipe.
Aha! I just found on end of this post Duncan Hines German Chocolate Cake Mix. ????
I love how this looks more like a brownie. This would be perfect for my grandma since she loves German chocolate cake but doesnt want a big piece.
sounds good
I have never heard of this before but it sounds amazing!! I love German chocolate cake! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, I can’t wait to try it!
This looks delicious! I’m going to save it and make it soon. Thank you for the great recipes.
This recipe looks amazing! I’ve never had anything like this before. I’m excited to try these out. Yum!
Sounds rather tasty!
omg this looks so good! I have to try this recipe since I love german chocolate cake!
This is my first time hearing of an earthquake cake. That name really caught my attention. It sounds so yummy and easy to make. I can’t wait to try it.
I have never heard of an earthquake cake before. This looks amazing!
I pinned this recipe and can’t wait to try it!
Yay let us know how you like it 🙂
This sound delicious and decadent. I love that it uses a box mix to start, that definitely makes it easier and cuts out a lot of steps.
I haven’t had German Chocolate Cake in fort! I need to make this ASAP..,
This looks so delicious and I know my whole family would enjoy it! I’ll have to give it a try soon!
That is my favorite flavor of cake. This looks amazing!
German chocolate cake has long been a favourite of mine. This sounds amazing.
This looks and sounds amazing! And I think that it will be a news favorite in our house. Thanks for another awesome recipe!
This looks so delicious. I love German Chocolate cake. I will have to make this.
It is rare that I come upon a cake recipe that is both really different than what you see elsewhere and totally scrumptious. This sure fits that description. I never heard of an earthquake cake before, and using a mix sure makes this easy, too! I’d like to try it!
this looks so yummy! I love cakes and coconut combined. YUM!
Sounds good and looking good
This looks delicious! My family will love this.