Photo: Chocolate Volcano Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1 package German chocolate cake mix
- 10 bite-size coconut candy bars, chopped, such as Almond Joy
- One 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup (1 stick butter), at room temperature
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- Chocolate Pecan Glaze, recipe follows
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13-by-9-by-2-inch pan with nonstick spray.
Mix the coconut and nuts and spread them evenly in the pan. Prepare the cake mix as directed on the box. Stir in the chopped candy bars. Pour the batter over the coconut and nuts. Combine the cream cheese, butter and sugar. Randomly drop tablespoons of this mixture on top of the batter; do not spread them.
Bake until the sides of the cake pull away from the pan, 40 to 50 minutes. Pour the warm Chocolate Pecan Glaze over the cake. Slice and enjoy.
Cook's Note: Paula likes to change the box cake recipe to her liking. You can still follow the directions on the cake box and get a delicious volcano cake. But if you would like to do Paula's version of this cake, add 4 eggs instead of 3 and replaces the water measurement with milk. She also adds a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Chocolate Pecan Glaze:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick butter)
- 1/4 cup milk (more if a thinner consistency is desired)
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the butter, milk, cocoa powder and vanilla extract. Once the butter is melted, remove from the heat. Add the sugar and stir until smooth. Stir in the pecans.
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By agb0012000_12890294
Highland, 43
on April 07, 2013
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FIVE STAR ABSOLUTELY. This is the best Chocolate cake I have EVER made. It should be renamed ABSOLUTELY SINFUL or I DIED AND WENT TO HEAVEN CHOCOLATE VOLCANO CAKE. So easy, absolutely EASY to make and the cake is like one you would get in a FIVE STAR restaurant, no joke. I sprinkled coconut on top of the baked cake before pouring the chocolate glaze over the cake...WOW. Serve this wonderful cake with Vanilla Bean ice cream.
By cgorman
Hayden Lake, Idaho
on January 05, 2013
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made this cake for a New Year's Eve dinner and EVERYONE loved it. I left out the candy you put in the batter because I didn't have any, but it was so good you didn't even miss it. I will make this cake again. Thanks Paula
By jgarrison
Shorewood, IL
on January 05, 2013
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If I make this cake again, I would double the cake mix. There was far too much white mixture in proportion to the cake and the cake ended up looking like a real volcano with big holes in it. It still tasted good, however
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