{"id":7979,"date":"2026-09-29T08:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7979"},"modified":"2026-09-29T08:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:59:31","slug":"elvis-presley-sheet-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/elvis-presley-sheet-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Elvis Presley Sheet Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Elvis Presley Sheet Cake<\/h2>\n<p>A moist yellow sheet cake soaked with sweet pineapple and finished with a rich cream cheese frosting and crunchy pecans. This is the classic version most commonly associated with <strong>Elvis Presley Cake<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For the Cake<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 box yellow cake mix<\/li>\n<li>1 package (3\u20133.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix<\/li>\n<li>4 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>1 cup whole milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the Pineapple Topping<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 can (16 oz) crushed pineapple, undrained<\/li>\n<li>1 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the Cream Cheese Frosting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>3 cups powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd\u20131 cup chopped pecans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Grease a <strong>9\u00d713-inch<\/strong> baking pan.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine the yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and milk. Beat until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>30\u201335 minutes<\/strong>, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.<\/li>\n<li>While the cake bakes, place the crushed pineapple and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for several minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the cake from the oven. While it is still hot, poke holes all over the surface using the handle of a wooden spoon.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the warm pineapple mixture evenly over the cake, allowing it to soak into the holes.<\/li>\n<li>Let the cake cool completely.<\/li>\n<li>Beat the softened cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually add the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until creamy.<\/li>\n<li>Spread the frosting over the cooled cake.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle with chopped pecans.<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerate for about <strong>1 hour<\/strong> before slicing for the best texture.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> The pineapple topping is what makes this cake especially moist, while the cream cheese frosting adds a rich contrast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elvis Presley Sheet Cake A moist yellow sheet cake soaked with sweet pineapple and finished with a rich cream cheese&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7979"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7981,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7979\/revisions\/7981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}