SOCK IT TO ME CAKE (scratch)

Sock it to Me Cake 

This version of the popular Sock it to Me Cake is made from scratch. It consists of a rich yellow cake baked in a tube pan with a streak of cinnamon, brown sugar and pecans in the center.

Prep:

30 mins

Cook:

1 hr 30 mins

Total:

2 hrs

Servings:

16

Yield:

1 - 10 inch tube pan

Ingredients

Ingredient Checklist

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3 cups all-purpose flour

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¼ teaspoon baking soda

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¼ teaspoon salt

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1 cup butter

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2 cups white sugar 

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6 eggs

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1 (8 ounce) container sour cream

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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3 tablespoons ground cinnamon 

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3 tablespoons brown sugar

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½ cup chopped pecans

Directions

Step 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Step 2 In a large bowl, cream together the butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the sour cream and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Step 3 Pour half of batter into prepared tube pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon, brown sugar and nuts. Pour in remaining batter.

Step 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.