♫ Elvis Presley Cake ♫
This post is dedicated to Su, one of my readers from Australia. Su and her mother are coming to the South US this fall just to go visit Graceland! Her mother is a huge Elvis fan and has had a lifelong dream of seeing “The King’s” home in Memphis.
Lord, how many times have I been to Graceland? My father fancied himself Elvis throughout our childhood. When he wasn’t channeling Elvis, it was Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, or Conway Twitty. Daddy sang them all at moment’s notice in his best impersonating voice. Any wonder why I don’t listen to country music now? 
One things for sure, Daddy has never sang Beyonce’.
So back to my point…I saw this cake and just had to do it for Su’s mom. Su’s Mom, I hope you get to try this! It is said to have been a cake Elvis’s cook made for him on a somewhat regular basis. If you weren’t an Elvis fan before this cake, you certainly will be after!
This is what we call an “Ice Box Cake”. Old folks still refer to their refrigerators as ice boxes. Ice Box cakes and pies are such wonderful treats during the heat of our southern summers! Thanks goes out to another reader, Rachel, as well. She posted on my fruit cocktail thread today about how it was so hot (she is in Bama, too) that she was putting the cake in the fridge and serving it cold. VOILA! I realized that I have a few ice box cake’s all done up with photographs and everything and I haven’t posted them yet. SO, thanks to Rachel, you’ll all be getting series of tutorials on my favorite icebox cakes this week!
For the cake, you will need: Sugar, Oil, Milk, Crushed Pineapple, Eggs, Vanilla Instant Pudding, and a box of yellow cake mix. In the south, we have an unnatural fixation with Duncan Hine’s cake mix. I can probably do a little research and find out why we all love it and are so darn loyal to it but for now its good enough just to say that we love it and you should too.
Continue mixing about two more minutes, until smooth. Try not to taste of this batter. Seriously, try really hard not to taste it. If you do, there may not be any left to actually bake. It’s that stinking good! Okay, now you just HAVE to taste the batter so you know what I am talking about!
* I am baking mine in two 8×8 dishes so I can send one to my mother’s house.
Don’t stop until it looks like a swarm of four fanged mosquitoes took hold of it!
Ain’t that perty? Hang on gals, we ain’t even got its clothes on yet!
Now lets make us some icing while that’s a coolin’!
We are doing this to keep from stirring up all of our pineapple into our icing.
Su, you and your mama have a wonderful time at Graceland!!
Elvis Presley Cake
1 box yellow cake mix
1 (3-ounce) box vanilla pudding (not sugar free!)
4 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup milk
1 (16-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 cup sugar
Mix cake mix, pudding, eggs, oil, and milk. Beat until smooth.Bake in greased 9×13-inch pan in 350F preheated oven for 45-60 minutes (or until center springs back).While cake is baking, boil pineapple and sugar on top of stove until sugar has melted. While cake is still hot, punch holes in cake and pour hot pineapple over cake. Let cool.
FROSTING:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter or margarine, softened
3 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add confectioners’ sugar gradually and beat until creamy. Add pecans, if desired, and mix well. Drop by dollops onto cake until top is mostly covered, then smooth and spread to frost cake.
Think this looks good? WAIT TIL YOU SEE THE OTHER TWO ICE BOX CAKES I’M GONNA POST NEXT!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEE!
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hi there… I’m here by way of The Friday Friends Blog
Lovely looking cake.. yum! Mind if I link to you?
Shoot yeah, Kitchengirl! Linkie linkie away! May I add you as well?
Thank you for visiting, please come back often!
Christy
indeed… add me as well… I am off to link you right now
And yes, I will be back!
OMG! This looks sooooo good! And it is pineapple! Terri can make it! LOL I can’t wait to give it a go!
Treva
OMG I’M LAUGHING SO HARD!!!!
LOL
PINEAPPLE!! A TERRI FRIENDLY RECIPE!!! lol
I love ice box pies. I bet this is good. I never tried a ice box cake. Another good one Christy.
Oh my gosh! Your instructions are SO fun
I rarely pay as much attention to a blog as I did to yours, and I WILL be making this cake tomorrow!
Renee
Kitchengirl: It is done!
Tina: OMG You HAVE to try the one I am about to post! If I have to, I will FLY to your house and make you taste it! I know know know know know know know that you will love it!
Ragtree: Well thank you and welcome to Southern Plate!! I’m thrilled you found it and even more thrilled that you like it!!!
If you ever have any questions or requests just give me a holler!!!!
Christy
OMG, I just realized I posted this recipe on the anniversary of Elvis’ death.
I had no idea.
Wow.
Oh my goodness…..I’m famous on a blog! I will have to show my mum, she would love it!
It has been Elvis the last few days with her, and I saw her on Saturday (the anniversary of his death) and she was wearing an Elvis necklace!
LOve it..and Yes Duncan Hines is might fine in my parts as well!!
HEY! I LIKE pineapple!
Can’t wait to try this one! Yum… what more can I say!
Su: My son has been hearing me talk about my site stats and visitor counts and your saying you’re famous made me think of this! Just last week he said “Ma, have you had a lot of people asking for your autograph and recognizing you now that you have such a popular website?” It was so cute.
Leslie: I’m so glad you think so, too!!! Have you ever made a yellow duncan hines mix with some vanilla pudding mix in it and just made it like a pound cake? it is so good with strawberries. oh god, I love cake mix. I can’t help it!!
Teri: LOL you’re such a nut!
I just found your website through Cafemom, and I am SO glad! You’re food looks awesome and I can’t wait to try everything. The Elvis cake caught my attention because my family is obsessed with him, especially my brother, in fact he’s a Elvis impersonator! He’s pretty good too
I’ve favorited you and thanks again!
I just recently found your website and have tried several of your recipes already. Everything I have tried has been so good! I tried this cake and my daughter said it was the best cake she has ever had! I agree with her, this cake is awesome!! Thanks for such a great site. I looked forward to your new recipes!
Hi – I enjoy your site so much! I made your Country Casserole the other day and LOVED it! I am a widow and live alone and it is very hard to cook for one person. I froze part of the casserole for future days! I love your dessert recipes – heck, I just love all your recipes!! Keep up the good work!! Check out my site!
I was watching America’s Test Kitchen a while back and they were talking about how awful box cake mixes were due to the powdered vanilla. I remember thinking then, that must be a yankee thing. Bless their hearts. Every southerner i know loves them some Duncan Hines. And it’s even better when you poke holes in it and pour something involving Eagle Brand and puddin’ over it….
The quote of John Lennon: “Before Elvis, there was nothing.” says it all about that great artist of all times. Here I’ve tried to collect all notable tributes paid to Elvis Presley by peers:
http://www.tributespaid.com/category/e/elvis-presley