world's best sock-it-to-me cake
Ever since I was a little girl, Sock-It-To-Me cake has been my favorite cake. The brown sugar and cinnamon walnut clusters are my favorite part. For over 25 years, the only time I will eat this cake is if a family member bakes it or if I buy a slice from a true soul food restaurant. Please do not attempt to buy this cake from your local grocery store or bake it using the recipe on the side of a cake box. You will be extremely disappointed. I hope you love my family's recipe! Let me know. By the way, I love to eat this cake without the glaze.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Member's Choice Jennifer's version of a Sock-It-To-Me Cake is out of this world good. The from-scratch cake is like a buttery, tender pound cake with a cinnamon walnut filling. The filling is almost like a cinnamon roll filling. It makes this cake really special. Drizzling the glaze on top adds just the right amount of sweetness. This is a divine dessert or a heavenly treat served with a cup of coffee.
Ingredients
- CAKE
- 1 1/2 sticks butter, room temp
- 3 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups cake flour, sifted
- 6 large eggs, room temp
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- FILLING
- 2 tablespoons cake batter, reserved
- 1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped
- 1/2 stick butter, room temp
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- GLAZE
- 2 tablespoons evaporated milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How To Make world's best sock-it-to-me cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Step 2Butter and flour a large bundt or tube pan. Please make sure that the pan is buttered and floured very, very well. -
Step 3For cake, in a large mixing bowl, cream together 1 1/2 sticks butter and sugar for about 3-5 minutes.
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Step 4Add one egg at a time. Lightly beat in each egg before adding next.
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Step 5Add 1 1/2 tbsp of vanilla extract and oil; mix.
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Step 6Add 1 1/2 cup of flour and pinch of salt; beat well.
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Step 7Beat in 1/2 cup of sour cream; mix well.
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Step 8Next, add remaining flour; beat well.
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Step 9Add, the remaining 1/2 cup of sour cream; beat well.
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Step 10Pour half of the cake batter into the pan; set aside.
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Step 11For filling, in a medium bowl add walnuts, brown sugar, 1/2 stick of butter, 2 Tbsp cake batter, and cinnamon.
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Step 12Mix until well incorporated, but not creamed. It should clump together.
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Step 13Sprinkle all of the filling around the cake batter that is in the pan.
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Step 14Pour remaining cake batter on top of the filling.
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Step 15Tap the pan on the counter to remove air bubbles and bake for 1 hour 20 mins.
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Step 16Remove cake from pan and allow to slightly cool.
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Step 17For the glaze, while the cake is cooling, in a medium size bowl, add powdered sugar, tsp of vanilla, and milk.
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Step 18Mix very well.
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Step 19Pour over warm cake.
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Step 20For those who are not too fond of baking but still want to try this cake, I recommend Duncan Hines Golden Butter Recipe cake mix. Use number of eggs according to box instructions. Add half a cup of sour cream and follow the rest of my directions exactly.
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