Sock It to Me Cake

Mary Lord's Note:

This most delicious recipe is straight off the back of the Duncan Hines cake mix box, but any good cake mix will do.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12-16

Yield: 1.0 cake

• 1 (18 ounce) packagebutter recipe cake mix or 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1⁄3; cup vegetable oil
• ¼ cup water
• ¼ cup sugar

Streusel Filling

• 2 tablespoons cake mix (reserved)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon , ground
• 1 cup nuts , finely chopped

Glaze

• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube or bundt pan.
3. For streusel filling, combine 2 tablespoons cake mix, brown sugar, and cinnamon in medium bowl; stir in pecans.
4. For cake, combine remaining cake mix, eggs, sour cream, oil, water, and sugar in a bowl.
5. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 2 minutes.
6. Pour two-thirds of batter into pan, sprinkle struesel filling.
7. Spoon remaining batter over filling.
8. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
9. Cool in pan 25 minutes, and invert onto a serving plate, and then cool completely.
10. For glaze combine confectioners' sugar and milk in a small bowl.
11. Stir until smooth, and then drizzle onto cake.

Reviews

[Chica Loca]

This was my grandmother's recipe as well. Well, she got it from a friend. And we always call it "Mrs. Harris' cake"!
I use 1/2 cup vegetable oil and add vanilla. I also do not use cinnamon.
For variety, I also use a sour cream topping - sr cream, sugar, vanilla and add just to the top.

[mizjmassie]

I sell this cake at my job because my coworker's enjoy so much. I will say that I have embellished this recipe by adding more sugar and vanilla flavoring and it comes out even better.

[Chef #417455]

My mother-in-law introduced me to this cake several years ago. She has passed on now & was a wonderfull cook, I want my kids to rember her so this is kinda of her signature cake. I miss her so much.