Elvis Presley Pineapple Poke Cake

5 from 48 votes

Elvis Presley Pineapple Poke Cake

The Elvis Presley Pineapple Poke Cake is a delightful dessert of vanilla cake, pineapple, brown sugar, pecans, and cream cheese frosting. It is a dessert fit for a king!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cake, Elvis Presley Pineapple Poke Cake, pineapple, pineapple poke cake, poke cake

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 26

Servings servings

Calories 524kcal

Author Paula

Ingredients

For the vanilla cake

1 box White cake mix
1 cup whole milk whole, 2%, or 1%
2 large eggs
½ cup vegetable oil

Remaining ingredients

8 ounces pineapple crushed
1 cup brown sugar
1½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
½ cup. butter softened
3 cups powdered sugar (aka confectioners)
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream or milk (heavy cream is much better)
3 cups pecans chopped

Instructions

Bake a white cake. (You can use your favorite white cake recipe or a white cake mix.) Use these ingredients instead of the ones on the box of mix: 1 cup whole milk, 2 large eggs at room temperature, and 1/2 cup vegetable oil.
1 box White cake mix, 1 cup whole milk, 2 large eggs, ½ cup vegetable oil
If you're using cake mix, it bakes in 23 to 28 minutes at 350 degrees F.
After it bakes, cool the cake on a wire rack.
Once cool, poke holes in it with the end of a (clean) wooden spoon or fork.
Next, in a pan, boil crushed pineapple with juice and 1 cup of brown sugar. Remove it from the heat and stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Pour this mixture over the cake and allow it to soak into the holes you poked.
8 ounces pineapple, 1 cup brown sugar, 1½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Now, make the cream cheese frosting. In a large bowl beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add heavy cream, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar. Stir in the pecans.
8 ounces cream cheese, ½ cup. butter, 3 cups powdered sugar (aka confectioners), ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 2 to 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream, 3 cups pecans
Carefully pour the frosting over the cake and spread it without tearing it.
The cake is best if you let it set a minimum of 6 hours before serving. However, it is good as soon as it's put together. I can never wait to taste cakes.
Store it covered in the refrigerator.

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