SOCK IT TO ME CAKE

 

I would love to know who originally penned this recipe!  I got this from my Mom who had it for ages.  She had it so long that she forgot where she got it from or who wrote it down for her.  I thought it was my Grandmother's recipe.  Sock It To Me cake was my very favorite cake that she made so I was really hoping that it was hers.  However, my Mom said it did not look like my Grandmother's handwriting and I reluctantly have to agree.  I would love to find out whose handwriting this is so I am on a mission!  UPDATE:  I found out from my cousin, Sharon, that it was her mother's recipe card with her handwriting.  So happy to find that out....I loved my Aunt Telle.  My favorite memory of her...She actually talked my mom, who I begged and begged and only got "no" like 100 times, into letting me get my ears pierced.  She actually pierced them herself because she was a nurse...so do I even have to explain how angelic she became in my 13 year old eyes?!?!  Now it was back in the day of freezing my ear lobes with ice and pushing through the earring but that is different story and hilarious!!!

Anyway, I asked my kids what dessert they wanted for Christmas.  Christopher said he didn't really care and Crystal said she didn't want a dessert (can you believe?) but Holly gave me three suggestions...Apple Pie, Texas White Sheet Cake or Sock It To Me Cake!  They all sounded yummy but the Sock It To Me cake won out!

I could just kick myself because we got busy in the kitchen and eating some really good food and I forgot to take a picture with the icing...ugh! So this photo was taken right out of the oven without the icing drizzled over.   But it was so pretty!! 

However, I did take pictures as I was making the cake so I am gonna get busy sharing those with you and the recipe too!!!  So, here we go!

SOCK IT TO ME CAKE

1 - Box of Yellow, Butter Recipe Cake Mix
3/4 cup of cooking oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 - 8 ounce carton Sour Cream
4 eggs

FILLING: (I actually doubled this but next time I would double everything except the pecans)
3 tablespoons light Brown Sugar
1/2 cup chopped Pecans
2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon

ICING:
1 heaping cup Powdered Sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter

2 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES

 

 

Place cake mix and sugar into the large bowl

 

Make a "well" and pour in oil

 

Add the sour cream and mix slowly.

 

Add eggs, one at a time beating after each addition.

 

 

Spray a bundt pan with Baker's Joy or grease and flour the pan.

 

Pour half of the batter into the pan.

 

 

Combine pecans, brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.

 

Spread the mixture over the batter

 

Pour the remaining batter over the top of the cinnamon, pecan, sugar mixture

 

Place in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.

 

Remove from oven and let sit for 10-15 minutes.  Flip out on a cake plate and let cool.

 

Drizzle with icing.

This is a recipe that I will definitely be making again!  It was scrumptious!!!!

 

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