Cinnamon Swirl Earthquake Cake Recipes

CINNAMON SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray.
• Prepare white cake mix according to package directions.
• In separate bowl, combine cinnamon, graham cracker crumbs, butter and brown sugar.
• Stir until combined and crumbly.
• Pour half of the cake batter into pan.
• Sprinkle half of the cinnamon mixture over batter, then run a knife through it to swirl.
• Repeat using remaining cake batter and cinnamon mixture.
• Bake according to cake package directions.
• Frosting: Beat together cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Slowly add powdered sugar until desired consistency.
• Spread over cooled cake.
• Optional garnish: Reserve a little cinnamon mixture to sprinkle over cake. I usually don't do this, I like it all INSIDE the cake, but since it's that way in the picture I thought I better mention it!

OOOEY GOOEY CINNAMON SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, mix all "BATTER" ingredients, except butter. Mix well
• 2. Slowly add in melted butter and mix well.
• 3. Pour batter into a greased 9"x13" pan. (If you would like a thicker cake, you may also use a 9"x9" pan)
• 4. In seperate bowl, mix topping ingredients together til combined.
• 5. Drop topping onto prepared batter and swirl with a butter knife.
• 6. Bake at in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes. (If you are using the 9"x9" pan, bake for 50 mins)
• 7. Pull cake out of oven and mix glaze ingredients in seperate bowl.
• 8. While cake is still warm, drizzle glaze over top. Let stand 15 mins before cutting/serving

CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x12-inch glass baking dish.
• Mix together sugar, cocoa powder, and cinnamon in a small bowl; set topping aside.
• Combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add sugar and mix until well blended. Mix in vanilla extract. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift in flour and baking powder and blend until thoroughly combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with 1/2 of the cinnamon topping. Spread remaining batter on top and sprinkle with remaining topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Serve warm.

CINNAMON SWIRL EARTHQUAKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9 x 13 pan.
• Cover bottom of pan with chopped pecan. Then spread coconut over the pecans.
• In a mixing bowl mix Cinnamon Swirl Cake according to dirctions on box but add 1 teaspoons cinnamon to the cake mix.
• Add cinnamon swirl packet to cake mix but start and stop your mixer 6-7 times.
• Pour cake mixtire over coconut and pecans.
• In a mixing bowl, cream together soft margarine, cream cheese, confectioners sugar and 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon.
• Drop by spoonfuls in dollups on top of cake batter. Take a knife and run it through the cream cheese mixture a little bit to swirl the top of the cake, but not too much! You still want to have the cream cheese in clumps.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes. Like a typical earthquake cake, it will fall and look like an earthquake hit it.

CINNAMON SWIRL BUNDT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch bundt pan.
• Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Mix in vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Pour flour mixture into batter alternately with the sour cream, mixing until just incorporated. Fold in walnuts, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour half the batter into the prepared pan.
• Mix the remaining 1/4 cup of white sugar with the cinnamon.
• Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the batter in the pan. Drop remaining cake batter in heaping spoonfuls over filling, covering it as best you can.
• Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes. Lower heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 40 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.