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Decadent Strawberry Earthquake Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese and Pecans

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A rich, creamy layered cake featuring fresh strawberries, cream cheese filling, and crunchy pecans, perfect for a quick and impressive dessert.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (240 g)
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar (300 g)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk (240 ml), room temperature (or milk + 1 tbsp vinegar as substitute)
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (113 g), melted and cooled
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 8 oz cream cheese (225 g), softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar (100 g)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups fresh strawberries (about 300 g), hulled and halved
  • 1 cup chopped pecans (120 g), toasted lightly

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish with butter or nonstick spray and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth.
  4. Gradually pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring gently with a spatula until just combined. Do not overmix.
  5. Spread half the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish.
  6. Beat the softened cream cheese in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add sugar, egg, and vanilla extract, mixing until smooth and slightly fluffy.
  7. Drop spoonfuls of cream cheese filling over the cake batter in the pan, distributing evenly without spreading.
  8. Pour the remaining cake batter over the cream cheese layer; it is okay if uneven.
  9. Scatter the halved strawberries evenly across the top, pressing them gently into the batter.
  10. Sprinkle chopped, toasted pecans over the strawberries.
  11. Bake for 50-60 minutes until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out mostly clean with a few moist crumbs.
  12. Cool the cake at least 30 minutes before slicing to allow the cream cheese layer to set.

Notes

[‘Bring eggs, buttermilk, and cream cheese to room temperature before mixing to avoid lumps.’, ‘Do not overmix the batter to keep the cake moist and tender.’, ‘Toast pecans in a dry skillet over medium heat for 3-5 minutes to enhance flavor.’, ‘Drop cream cheese filling spoonfuls without spreading to create signature swirls.’, ‘If pecans brown too fast, tent the cake with foil halfway through baking.’, ‘Cool cake before slicing to allow cream cheese layer to firm up.’, ‘Frozen strawberries can be used if thawed and drained well.’, ‘Substitute pecans with walnuts or almonds if preferred.’, ‘For gluten-free, use gluten-free flour blend and baking powder.’, ‘For dairy-free, use plant-based cream cheese and milk alternatives.’]

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Keywords: strawberry cake, cream cheese cake, pecan dessert, layered cake, easy dessert, quick cake, summer dessert

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