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Easiest Pumpkin Earthquake Cake
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Easiest Pumpkin Earthquake Cake

5 from 2 votes
Easiest Pumpkin Earthquake Cake is a delicious Pumpkin cake with cream cheese and chocolate chips topping. Also, this has a nutty and crunchy crust, because of the Pecans and Coconut. The cake has deep crevasses, which gives it an Earthquake look.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
no resting time 0 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 pieces
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 219
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup Chopped Pecan
  • ½ cup Shredded Coconut
  • 15 oz Yellow Cake Mix
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • ¾ cup Water
  • ½ cup Vegetable Oil
  • ½ cup Pumpkin Puree
  • ½ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 8 oz Cream Cheese
  • 3 tablespoon Butter melted
  • 2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • ½ cup Chocolate Chips more for decoration
  • ¼ cup Butterscotch Chips more for decoration
  • 1 scoop Whipped Cream optional

Equipment

  • Oven

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F or 180 C and grease a 9 by 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray
  2. Line the bottom of the pan with chopped Pecan and shredded coconuts.
  3. In a bowl combine Cake mix with Eggs, Water, Oil, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Pumpkin Puree, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Nutmeg, and Brown Sugar. Pour it over the nuts and coconuts.
  4. In another mixing bowl, combine Cream Cheese with Butter and Sugar. Once it gets creamy, pour it over the cake batter and gently swirl using a knife.
    Add the Chocolate Chips and Butterscotch Chips.
  5. Bake the Pumpkin Earthquake cake for 30-40 minutes.
    After it gets baked cool it down to room temperature and cut into equal-sized pieces. Top with a generous scoop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Sprinkle some chocolate chips and ground cinnamon on top and enjoy!

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