Elvis Pudding Cake Food

ELVIS-INSPIRED PEANUT BUTTER "BRUNCH" PARFAIT

Steps:

• Heat 2 3/4 cups of the milk in a large saucepan over medium until hot but not boiling. Whisk the granulated sugar, cornstarch and salt in a large bowl. Whisk in the egg yolks and the remaining 1/4 cup milk. Whisk half of the hot milk into the egg mixture until smooth, and then gradually whisk the egg mixture into the heated milk. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture boils and thickens, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the peanut butter until melted. Transfer to a bowl. Press plastic wrap directly onto the surface and chill until set, at least 4 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F with a rack set on the middle shelf. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place the bacon on a cooling rack set over a baking sheet. Brush both sides of the bacon with the maple syrup. Bake until golden brown and slightly crispy, rotating the baking sheet halfway through, 20 to 25 minutes. Place on the lined baking sheet and cool completely. The bacon will continue to crisp as it cools. Break each piece of cooled bacon in half.
• Whip the heavy cream and confectioners' sugar in a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer to soft to medium peaks. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• To assemble, loosen the chilled pudding by whisking it until smooth and creamy. Spoon 1/4 cup of the pudding into the bottom of a 10- to 12-ounce glass. Layer in this order: 1/4 cup crushed waffle cookies, half of a sliced banana, 1/4 cup whipped cream, 1/4 cup pudding and a light sprinkle of additional crushed waffle cookies. Top each parfait with a dollop of the remaining whipped cream and 2 bacon halves.

ELVIS' PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand until soft-set, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a greased 5-qt. slow cooker., Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions, adding peanut butter before mixing. Pour over pudding. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs. , Sprinkle with peanut butter chips; cover and let stand until partially melted, 15-20 minutes. Top with banana chips.

ELVIS PRESLEY'S FAVORITE WHIPPING CREAM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Butter and flour a 10 inch tube or bundt pan.
• Thoroughly cream together sugar and butter.
• Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix in half the flour, then the whipping cream, then the other half of the flour.
• Add Vanilla.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Set in COLD oven and turn heat to 350ºF.
• Bake 1 hour to 70 minutes, until a sharp knife inserted in cake turns out clean.
• Cool in pan 5 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool thoroughly.
• Wrapped well, this cake will keep for several days.
• Note: while the original recipe did not suggest this, when I'm in the mood for something different I will add a teaspoon or two of orange or lemon extract for a lemon or orange pound cake.

ELVIS PRESLEY CAKE

Steps:

• In a 9x13 pan prepare yellow cake according to package directions.
• While the cake is cooking, put the can of pineapple (including syrup) in a small sauce pan.
• Add 1 cup sugar to the pineapple and cook over medium heat being careful not to brown the pineapple.
• In another small saucepan heat the cream cheese and 1/2 box of powdered sugar.
• When melted and heated it should resemble an icing.
• More powdered sugar may be added to achieve the desired look.
• Remove cake from oven and punch holes all over with the handle of a wooden spoon or similar instrument.
• Pour the hot pineapple mix over the top of the cake.
• Let it absorb into the cake.
• Drizzle the icing mix over the cake.
• Top with chopped pecans if desired.

ELVIS PRESLEY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter or spray a 9x13-inch baking pan; set aside.
• 2. With electric mixer, mix together the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, milk and butter until smooth, it should take about 3 minutes). Pour cake batter into prepared baking pan, and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• 3. While cake is baking, combine pineapple and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar is dissolved. Let pineapple mixture cool while cake finishes baking.
• 4. When cake is baked, remove it from the oven and let cool 15 to 20 minutes. Once cake is cooled, use a fork to poke holes in several spots on the cake top. (If you poke the cake while it's still hot, the cake top will crumble and tear apart.)
• 5. Spoon pineapple mixture over cooled cake, and let stand several minutes to soak into the cake.
• 6. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla, and beat until smooth.
• 7. Place dollops of the frosting in several spots over the pineapple layer. Use a spatula to gently spread the frosting in an even layer, being careful not to incorporate the pineapple into the frosting.
• 8. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top. Cut the cake into 20 or 24 slices, and serve. NOTE: The cake will be OK if left out for up 8 hours. But after that, it needs to be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated, and it will keep well for up to 5 days in the fridge.

ELVIS PRESLEY'S FAVORITE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position, but do not preheat oven.
• Generously butter pan and dust with flour, knocking out excess flour.
• Sift together sifted flour (3 cups) and salt into a bowl. Repeat sifting into another bowl (flour will have been sifted 3 times total).
• Beat together butter (2 sticks) and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes in a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment or 6 to 8 minutes with a handheld mixer. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add half of flour, then all of cream, then remaining flour, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down side of bowl, then beat at medium-high speed 5 minutes. Batter will become creamier and satiny.
• Spoon batter into pan and rap pan against work surface once or twice to eliminate air bubbles. Place pan in (cold) oven and turn oven temperature to 350°F. Bake until golden and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in middle of cake comes out with a few crumbs adhering, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Cool cake in pan on a rack 30 minutes. Run a thin knife around inner and outer edges of cake, then invert rack over pan and invert cake onto rack to cool completely.