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Aug 21, 2025
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Hello everyone. It's dessert day. Today
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I'm going to show you how to make a
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peanut butter cup earthquake cake. We're
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going to shake up some layers. First
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one, we got to make the cake. Now, we're
0:14
just going to make the batter and then
0:16
we're going to add other things to it.
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Don't follow the directions on the back
0:20
of the cake box, okay? Because we're
0:22
going to do things a little different.
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You guys are ready. Make sure you have a
0:29
bag of peanut butter cups.
0:33
The first ingredient that we're going to
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add to a large mixing bowl is a devil's
0:37
food cake mix. You can use a chocolate
0:40
flavored cake mix if you want to use
0:42
that for this recipe.
0:46
Now, this box is
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15.25
0:50
ounce size.
1:01
We're going to add in one cup of cold
1:03
milk.
1:08
We're going to crack in four eggs.
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I'm just going to use a little bowl
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here.
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One.
1:21
Check for shells.
1:23
two,
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three,
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and four.
1:36
We're going to add one stick of butter,
1:39
half a cup. Bring it to room
1:42
temperature. I like to leave mine out
1:44
the night before out on the counter if I
1:46
know I'm going to be baking something
1:47
and need soft butter. If not, you can
1:50
just put it on a microwave safe plate.
1:52
Put it in the microwave for about 10 15
1:54
seconds and melt it that way. We don't
1:56
want like melted, just softened butter.
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Put that in the freezer.
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We're going to add in one teaspoon of
2:07
vanilla extract.
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There you go. Yay.
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We always get that extra.
2:15
That's awesome.
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We're going to put in one cup of creamy
2:20
peanut butter. I'm going to measure it
2:22
out. You know it's good peanut butter if
2:24
it's from Texas,
2:27
y'all. That's where we're from. We're in
2:30
Katie, Texas.
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We're going to pop that right off of
2:34
there. Oh, perfect measurement. I'm
2:37
going to take an electric hand mixer.
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We're going to cream this all together
2:41
till it's well combined. Should take
2:43
about 2 minutes.
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I'm going to turn on my timer.
2:50
About halfway through, take your spatula
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and we're going to pull down the sides.
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That way, we get everything nice and
2:57
mixed together.
3:00
You don't want the powder on the side of
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the bowl.
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Now, it's going to be a thick batter.
3:09
All right, we're going to slow it down.
3:13
Pull it up.
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We're going to take these off because
3:20
we got to go wash these and my hand.
3:25
Now my hand too.
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We're going to take a 9 by13 baking dish
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and we're going to spray it with some
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non-stick cooking spray.
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Sounds like it's running out of steam.
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Take your cake batter
3:39
and we're going to pour it into our
3:41
baking dish.
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Oh, it's nice and fluffy.
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Now, we're not baking it off yet, so
3:55
don't rush and put this in the oven,
3:57
okay? We still got some things to do to
4:00
it.
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Right. We're just going to spread it out
4:04
evenly.
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All right. We've got another layer to
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add before we bake this in the oven.
4:15
And another large bowl. We're going to
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add another cup of peanut butter.
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We're going to make it creamy.
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I would have just licked that peanut
4:27
butter right off that knife, but I
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wouldn't be able to talk to y'all for a
4:30
few minutes cuz I'd still be trying to
4:33
get the peanut butter eaten. Okay,
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we're going to add a stick of butter.
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Again, you want it to be very soft, room
4:41
temperature. It's half a cup.
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1/4 cup of milk.
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We're going to start blending this until
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it's nice and creamy.
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There we go. All right, we're going to
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bring over powdered sugar. We're going
5:11
to start incorporating two cups. I'm
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going to go in like half a cup each
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time. Just add it.
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Mix it in.
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Go with another one.
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Oh, that peanut butter smells so good in
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there.
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And this will be the last one.
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And then we'll really incorporate it all
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together.
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Now, it is going to be a thick frosting.
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We're calling this a frosting.
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All right. All right, I'm going to
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finish emptying off of these beers and
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then bring you back. Okay, now that we
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got this all incorporated, I'm just
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going to kind of smooth it out down
6:11
there, equal it out, and then draw a
6:14
line because we only want to use half of
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this right now.
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I'm going to take a spoon and I'm going
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to take six large spoonfuls and just
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plop it around the cake batter.
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You can use another spoon to kind of
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help you if you need to.
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I'll save that half for later.
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Hershey's syrup. We're going to drizzle
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over the peanut butter frosting here.
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Kind of like a tablespoon.
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There we go.
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Go get a knife. And you're going to kind
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of swirl the chocolate into the peanut
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butter.
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You know, we want to make this an
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earthquake. You can go into the cake
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batter just a little bit, not a lot.
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Because this is a frosting. Go to the
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edges of the dish. Also,
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you still want to be able to see the
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peanut butter layer, the chocolate
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layer, all in between. And you want to
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see that cake. Okay, that looks good.
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We are going to use some mini Reese's
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peanut butter cups. Now, these are
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unwrapped. Yay for us. We don't have to
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go through all that trouble.
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This is a 7 oz package here. I got two
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of them. We're going to use one of them
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for this layer right here.
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So, just take them cuz it's an
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earthquake and things are landing down
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right all over the place.
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Hey,
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these are my favorite right here.
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[Laughter]
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[Applause]
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Thomas is the earthquake.
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I was trying to stop it.
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[Applause]
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Y'all, this is a really rich cake.
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Really fun cake to put together.
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It's time for the oven. I've got it
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preheated at 350°.
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We're going to bake this for about 35 to
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40 minutes until the cake part of this
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is done. You want to make sure that you
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take a toothpick, find the cake part,
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put it in, pull it out, and make sure
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that the batter is cooked through. I'm
8:39
going to come back because we have one
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final thing to do to this cake. Then
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we're going to give it a try. Because
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luckily for Thomas, it doesn't have to
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sit in the refrigerator for four hours
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or overnight.
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Yay.
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Okay, I've pulled the cake out of the
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oven. It smells amazing. I I've already
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taken a toothpick. I inserted it through
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the cake part. It's very firm. It's
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done. I went around a few pieces of it.
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There we go. We're going to let this
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rest for 15 to 20 minutes to kind of
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pull itself together and then we're
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going to finish it off. Okay. We're
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going to go in to our peanut butter
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mixture that we saved that half of. And
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I'm just going to spoon it all over the
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cake.
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It's still hot, so it's going to melt
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that, which is what we want.
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Okay, I think that's what I'm going to
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put on here.
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We're going to take our chocolate syrup
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again.
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We're going to take some of our mini
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peanut butter cups
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and just kind of place it around.
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That way everybody will know what's in
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the cake.
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I'm going to cool this down. I'm going
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to come back with a big slab of cake.
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Give it a try for you.
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All right, my peanut butter cup
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earthquake cake. Woo! Look at that.
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Cutting through the cake, it's like
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light and fluffy.
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If you like peanut butter and you like
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chocolate,
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wow, the layers in this cake are
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delicious. It's scrumptious.
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Turn a simple boxed cake mix into an
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earthquake cake. Today, I'm going to
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take a simple box of strawberry cake mix
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and I'm going to show you how to make a
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strawberry earthquake cake. Yeah. We're
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going to put some ingredients together.
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We're going to shake it up like an
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earthquake. Okay. Maybe not shake it up,
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but we're going to stir things around.
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Y'all ready? Y'all come on down and
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let's start preparing the cake mix
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first.
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Okay, we're going to start making the
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cake batter. Now, you want the
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strawberry flavor.
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So, it's really yummy. Now, this box is
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15.25
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ounce size.
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Now, if there's a difference in ounces,
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that's totally fine. All
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right, we're just going to put this into
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a large bowl.
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Oh, it smells good.
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Now, what we're going to do is create
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the batter using the ingredients on the
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back of the cake box. Now, I'm going to
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switch up the ingredients to make this
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more of a bakery style cake. So, instead
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of water, I'm going to be adding in
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milk. I've got one cup. And I'm going to
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be adding in half a cup of butter. Now,
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this is in place of the oil. This is
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going to make a nice fluffy cake. And
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then we're going to crack in three eggs.
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This will definitely give it some
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fluffiness.
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All right, let's get that other one in
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there.
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There we go.
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We're just going to take a whisk and
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we're going to blend this all together.
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Now, you can use an electric hand mixer
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if you want or a wooden spoon to mix up
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your cake batter.
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All right, we got that all combined all
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the way down to the bottom. We're going
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to be using a 9 by13 baking dish for
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this recipe.
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I'm going to take some cooking spray.
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Now, this has flour in it. I tend to use
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this a lot when I'm making any type of
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cake recipes or anything that's in a
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baking dish that's a baking recipe. just
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helps release your cake from the dish
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better. Here we go.
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All right, we're going to add our cake
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batter.
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Going to go get my spatula. Get the rest
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of that out of there cuz you know that's
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like a piece of cake. Look at that. You
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don't want to leave all that in there.
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All right, we're going to smooth it out.
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Make it nice and even.
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Next thing we're going to do is sprinkle
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on one cup of white chips.
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Now, you can find these in your baking
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aisle right next to the chocolate chips.
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These are just going to be the white
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ones.
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[Applause]
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You can overfill. It's okay on this
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dessert.
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All right, let's shake them on there
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like an earthquake, right?
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Now, pick it up and shake it all along.
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All right, I'm just kidding. We're not
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going to shake it up quite yet. Do not
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place this in the oven yet. We need to
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get another layer on here.
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Okay, we're going to start in a large
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bowl.
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We're going to add 8 oz of cream cheese.
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Make sure that your cream cheese is
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brought to room temperature and is nice
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and soft. Now, if you've just pulled
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your cream cheese out of the
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refrigerator, you can unwrap it, put it
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on a microwave safe place, and just pop
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it in there for about 15 seconds till
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it's nice and soft.
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do the cream cheese. We're going to add
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half a cup of melted butter
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and 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
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extract.
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Oo, that smells good.
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Okay, we're going to take the electric
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hand mixer. We're just going to blend
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this together till it's nice and smooth.
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[Applause]
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I love this electric hand mixer. It is
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so smooth. It's so quiet. Plus, it's got
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the silicone grips on the bottom. As you
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can see right here, they're attached.
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All right. Once we get that all creamed
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together, we're going to start adding
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powdered sugar.
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I'm going to add one cup at a time.
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There we go. One.
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We'll blend that together.
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And our last cup.
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You know you're baking when you make a
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mess.
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All right, let's cream that together.
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All right, I'm just going to grab a
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spatula, pull down the sides, give it
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another mix.
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We're just combining it. We don't want
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to over mix.
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Oh yeah, that's very smooth. I like
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that.
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All right, look at that. Yep.
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Smooth.
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You can definitely lick the beers. Nice
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little snack while you're waiting for
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your cake. All right, I'm just going to
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chop up into tiny pieces about one cup
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of fresh strawberries.
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You can also use frozen strawberries if
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you want. I would thaw them out and then
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just drain off any excess juice and then
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just top those up. All
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right, let's add that
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to our batter.
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We're going to fold it in.
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Just like that.
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We're going to bring back over our cake
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batter with the white chocolate chips.
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And we're going to dollop our strawberry
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mixture here all over it. You know, like
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an earthquake shakes things up.
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Have fun with this one.
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I have lots of earthquake cake recipes
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out there. I guess when you say lots,
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I'm probably talking three or four.
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They're fun to make and they're
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delicious to eat because there's just
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layers of goodness for sure. Let's shake
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things up. We're going to take a knife
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and we're going to swirl
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to give it that earthquake effect. Get
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into that pink cake batter and just kind
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of pull it through.
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Just swirl it though. You don't want to
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cover it up and have one big pink mass
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in there.
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We're going to turn this into a hot
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mess. That's what you want. Oh, look at
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the swirl. That's it. That's all you
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need. Don't overdo it. All right. Does
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that look like an earthquake? You don't
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want it to look even all the way across.
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It's got to look, like I said, a hot
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mess. I've got my oven preheating at
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350°.
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We're going to bake our cake for about
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40 to 45 minutes till it's done. Now,
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you just want to take a toothpick, just
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find the cake section, put it through
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there, and pull it up and just make sure
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the cake batter is cooked through. Now,
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I'm going to finish this off with two
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more ingredients that are easy to do.
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Y'all come back. Okay, it's been pulled
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out of the oven. I let it rest for about
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1 hour just to cool down the whole cake,
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which is what you want to do. And that
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way, it doesn't shake. When you pull it
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out, it's going to be very puffy on the
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top. And it's going to feel like it's a
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little shaky on the top, but that's
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fine. Let it cool down completely and
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it'll pull itself together because you
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got that cream cheese mixture all
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through here. Tested the cake with a
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toothpick and it was completely done.
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Does this look like an earthquake
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happened or what to our cake? M smells
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delicious.
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A look at that.
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Okay, I've taken some strawberries and I
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just sliced through them really close to
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the top of the strawberry. Just making
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slices.
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And then I just fan them out.
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That way everybody can get a strawberry
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on top.
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And just fan them out like that. Here's
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my cake slice. We got to put some Cool
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Whip on it. Some Ready Whip.
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Little dollop.
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Oh yeah, that looks pretty, doesn't it?
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And we'll place the strawberry right on
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top.
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There's my strawberry earthquake cake.
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What do we need? A fork.
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Wow.
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M.
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You know, it may look a hot mess on the
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outside, but let me tell you, it is very
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scrumptious on the inside. That cake is
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very moist, very light. It's very
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refreshing, too.
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That is good.
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Y'all want a bite? Almond Joy Earthquake
21:30
Cake. You're going to need sweetened
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coconut,
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crushed almonds,
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and a box chocolate cake mix. And then
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we have a few extra ingredients that's
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going to make this an earthquake cake.
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Y'all ready? Let's put it together.
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The first thing you're going to want to
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do is spray your 9 by13 baking dish with
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some non-stick cooking spray that has
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flour in it.
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We're going to sprinkle 3/4 cup of
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sweetened shredded coconut on the bottom
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of our baking dish.
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Got to get that earthquake going here.
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We're going to sprinkle one cup of
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crushed almonds on top of the coconut.
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That what we love about Almond Joy,
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coconut and almonds.
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All right, we're going to set this
22:38
aside. What we're going to do next is
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make the cake batter. And we're using
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chocolate fudge cake mix. And you want
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to make the batter per the instructions
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on the back of the package. Now, I'm
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going to make this bakery style. while
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I'm going to be switching out the water
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for milk and butter melted for the oil.
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So, what we're going to do is place one
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box of the cake mix. This is 15.25 oz
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size. We're going to place it into a
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large bowl.
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We're going to add half a cup of melted
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butter.
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1 and 1/4 cups of milk.
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We're going to crack in three eggs.
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Take a hand mixer. Blend it all together
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for 2 minutes.
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[Music]
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This will make a nice fluffy cake.
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All right, we're going to bring our
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baking dish back over. Okay, so we're
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going to take the cake batter and we're
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going to spoon it all over the almonds
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and coconut.
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We're not going to stir it. So, do not
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stir this in. Just gonna go right on
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top.
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I'm just going to smooth it out with an
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offset spatula very carefully.
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We're going to set this aside. All
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right. The next step before we bake our
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cake is we're going to place 8 oz of
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cream cheese into a medium bowl.
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You want to make sure this is nice and
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softened.
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We're going to put half a cup of butter
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in. You want to make sure this is
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softened. Also,
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for some more almond flavor, we're going
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to add half a teaspoon of almond
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extract.
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We're going to beat this together until
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it's nice and creamy.
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[Applause]
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That butter color will turn nice and
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pale.
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Should take about 2 minutes.
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We're going to add two cups of powdered
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sugar, a little at a time, and beat it
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in.
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[Music]
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All right, this is my last cup. Always
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start off on that low setting.
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Put this up. We're going to bring over
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our sweetened coconut. I'm going to
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place 3/4 cup into the bowl.
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Always
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need a little extra.
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We're going to fold the sweetened
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coconut into our mixture.
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Oh, it smells so good.
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Love earthquake cakes. So much going on,
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but so delicious.
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We're going to bring the cake back over
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and we're going to place the cream
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cheese coconut mixture all over the
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batter using the two spoon method. So,
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just go in with one spoon, pull it out,
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then just use the other spoon to plop it
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on the cake. And you want to do that all
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over.
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Take a knife and swirl it together.
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Make sure that you keep the cream cheese
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mixture off the edge of your dish. All
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right, you want the chocolate around the
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edge right there. That'll keep the cream
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cheese from bubbling over your dish
27:29
while it's cooking.
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Okay, we are going to add some semieet
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chocolate chips on the top of this.
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About half a cup to a cup, whatever you
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want on it. You don't want to cover up
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the cream cheese because you want to see
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that poke through the cake
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right there.
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Place this in a 350°ree oven for 45 to
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50 minutes. You want to do the toothpick
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test. Make sure you go through the cake
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batter of this and not the cream cheese.
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All right, pull it out and it should be
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nice and clean. That smells delicious.
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Make sure you cool down your cake
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completely.
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Oh, look at that.
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Look at that. Perfect slices in there.
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It toasted the coconut on the bottom
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with the almonds.
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Oh my goodness,
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that's delicious.
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The cake is so moist
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and you get the chew from the coconut.
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I love how it's all on the bottom and it
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got toasted with the almonds.
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Makes a nice little crust down there.
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M.
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Wow, that's good.
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All right, who's making Almond Joy
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