After one bite of this fruity cake, you’ll be All Shook Up.

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What Is an Elvis Presley Cake?

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An Elvis Presley cake is a single-layer classic yellow cake that’s topped with a pineapple glaze.

The recipe calls on several convenience foods to speed up the process.

There are three major steps to it, which are recapped below.

Southern Living Elvis Presley Cake ingredients

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Keep scrolling for the full recipe.

Cover the dish in plastic wrap, and store it up to 3 days.

The pineapple mixture may moisten the cake further, but it’ll just mean your slice is extra tender.

Southern Living Elvis Presley Cake making the cake batter

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Try one of these next:

Ingredients

Cake

Cooking spray

1(15.25-oz.)

pkg.yellow cake mix(such as Duncan Hines)

1cupwhole milk

1/2cupcanola oil

3largeeggs

1(8-oz.)

)unsalted butter, softened

1(16-oz.)

Southern Living Elvis Presley Cake batter in pan before baking

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Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.

Add batter to pan:

Spread batter evenly into prepared baking pan.

Using a fork, immediately poke holes all over Cake.

Southern Living Elvis Presley Cake after baking

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Let Cake cool in pan 10 minutes.

Boil, stirring occasionally, until sugar is fully dissolved, about 2 minutes.

Let Cake cool completely in pan, about 30 minutes.

Southern Living Elvis Presley Cake poking the cake with a fork

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Slice and serve immediately, or store, covered, in refrigerator up to 3 days.

The cream cheese frosting is made with cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla.

You also finish the cake with candied pecans.

Southern Living Elvis Presley Cake cooking the pineapple

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This fun cake is sometimes called a Jailhouse Rock Cake, after the singer’s famous film and song.

It’s also a pineapple poke cake for anyone looking for a tropical version of the classic crowd-pleasing cake.

Southern Living Elvis Presley Cake adding the pineapple to the cake

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Southern Living Elvis Presley Cake beating together the butter and cream cheese for frosting

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Southern Living Elvis Presley Cake adding the sugar to the frosting

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Southern Living Elvis Presley Cake after the frosting has been mixed

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Southern Living Elvis Presley Cake spreading the frosting on the cake

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Southern Living Elvis Presley Cake after sprinkling with pecans

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