Elvis Presley Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 (14 ounce) can crushed pineapple in syrup
• chopped pecans, optional 12 ounces of semi-sweet coconut

Recipe

• 1 in a 9x13 pan prepare yellow cake according to package directions.
• 2 while the cake is cooking, put the can of pineapple (including syrup) in a small sauce pan.
• 3 add 1 cup sugar to the pineapple and cook over medium heat being careful not to brown the pineapple.
• 4 in another small saucepan heat the cream cheese and 1/2 box of powdered sugar.
• 5 when melted and heated it should resemble an icing.
• 6 more powdered sugar may be added to achieve the desired look.
• 7 remove cake from oven and punch holes all over with the handle of a wooden spoon or similar instrument.
• 8 pour the hot pineapple mix over the top of the cake.
• 9 let it absorb into the cake.
• 10 drizzle the icing mix over the cake.
• 11 top with chopped pecans if desired.