Strawberry Cream Cheese King Cake Earthquake Cake is such an indulgent way to enjoy the Mardi Gras favorite! Rich cinnamon cake mix swirled with strawberry and cream cheese, topped with a powdered sugar glaze.
5 from 33 votes
Prep Time 20 minutesmins
Cook Time 40 minutesmins
Total Time 1 hourhr
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 422kcal
Ingredients
21ozCinnamon Swirl Muffin Mixwith both mix and cinnamon topping included
In a large bowl, mix muffin mix (without topping), 1 cup milk, 2 eggs, and butter until well-blended. Pour mixture in a 8x8" baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
On medium speed, mix the cream cheese, ¼ cup milk, and ¾ of the pouch of cinnamon topping together until smooth. Spoon mixture into cake mix and gently fold in. The two should not be mixed, just swirled together.
Spoon pie filling and remaining cinnamon topping over the cake batter mixture. Again, gently fold in until there are swirls of pie filling incorporated into the cake.
Bake cake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes, until cake is not jiggly in the middle. The swirls might still be jiggly, but cake part should not move and should be firm to the touch on top.
While cake is baking, mix together 1 cup of powdered sugar and a splash of milk.
Once cake is finished baking and cooled for 10-15 minutes, pour powdered sugar mixture over the top. Sprinkle colored sugar crystals over cake to decorate.
Notes
Any type of pie filling can be used for this recipe. Blueberry, apple, or cherry would be great options as well!
Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for 4-5 days after baking. Microwave a slice of cake for 30 seconds to reheat.