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Southern Sock It To Me Cake

How to make southern sock it to me cake from scratch. No cake mix, no short cuts.This classic southern Sock It To Me cake is made completely from scratch--it's such an easy recipe!

Hey y’all! In this post we will be making some good old fashioned homemade southern sock it to me cake completely from scratch. There will be no use of cake mix, no other shortcuts. We will be making this Sock-It-To-Me Bundt Cake recipe with cake flour, butter, sugar, and a few more ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen.

This flavorful from-scratch Sock It To Me cake is a classic southern recipe

The History of Souther Sock it to Me Cake

So first things first, let’s talk about the sock it to me cake history. Supposedly the cake got it’s name from the popular 60’s and 70’s term “sock it to me”. What sock it to me mean? It’s pretty much like asking someone to give something to you. Since everyone asks for this cake, it was only right to call is sock it to me cake. It’s just that darn delicious!

As mentioned, unlike a lot of sock it to me cake recipes, I don’t use cake mix (anymore). I prefer to make it from scratch.  I use cake flour, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, eggs, and no baking soda nor baking powder!

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From Scratch Southern Sock It To Me Cake Recipe

Scroll down below so that you can watch me make my homemade southern sock it to me cake from scratch! FYI I used a Calphalon nonstick tube pan for my cake 😉

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Southern Sock It To Me Cake

This classic southern cake is way too delicious to pass up! Made completely from scratch with all natural ingredients, it's a sweet dessert.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Southern
Keyword Sock It To Me Cake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

Cake Batter

  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 sticks unsalted butter
  • 7 medium eggs
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract

Swirl

  • 2 tbsp cake batter
  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans

Icing

  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice or vanilla extract

Instructions

Cake Batter

  • In a large mixing bowl combine the sugar and butter. Mix until it's nice and creamy.
  • Next add in the eggs, and mix until everything is well incorporated.
  • Pour in the vanilla extract, and continue to mix.
  • Now start alternate adding in the cake flour, and heavy cream. Be sure to add a little bit of flour at a time!

Brown Sugar Batter

  • Add two tbsp of the cake batter to a large mixing bowl.
  • Next add in the brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, butter, and chopped pecans.
  • Mix until well combined, then set to the side.

Assemble Cake

  • Add half of the cake batter into a tube pan or bundt pan.
  • Next, add the pecan & brown sugar mixing op top of the cake batter.
  • Add the remaining cake batter on top of the pecan & brown sugar mixture.
  • Bake the cake in a preheated oven on 350 F for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
  • Remove the cake from the oven, and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
  • After the 10 minutes,  place the cake on a cooling rack, and let cool.

Icing

  • Combine the powdered sugar, milk, and lemon juice, then mix until creamy.
  • Drizzle the icing all over the cake ( once it's cool), and let sit for 10 minutes.
  • Serve, and enjoy.

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Comments

  1. No Te X Mex short ribs!? I love s ock it to me cake… But have always wanted to learn to cook short ribs.

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      • 5 stars
        Thank you, thank you! I remember when this cake first appeared in the late 60’s. In fact it was the first cake I ever baked as a 12 year old. The ladies in my family baked it for every occasion. Unfortunately the recipe became lost through the years. I was beyond thrilled to see it here on Pinterest. BTW I will be looking for that short rib recipe. I picked them up whenever they are sale at Costco.

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      • I enjoy making yous socket to me cake as a matter of fact. I made two at a time one for me and one for my son. I am 83 years old and I use to make this cake for my children out of the box. I love it better the way you do it. extra delicious and I love to hear life voices. thanks again.

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  6. Do you have any recipes that dont have any BEEF OR PORK?….I DONT EAT BEEF OR PORK….so i would like to make sum of your meals but most requires pork or beef

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  7. 5 stars
    Hi Rosie,

    Your instructions for the icing says to add lemon juice but lemon juice is not in the ingredients list. Is it supposed to say vanilla extract?

    I plan to make this today, my family and I love your recipes.

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  10. Happy Holiday season Rosie!! I can’t wait to post my outcome of your SITM cake Thursday. Thanks for sharing. Blessings to you.

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  11. The cake was delicious! But the brown sugar mixture sank to the bottom of the pan and caused it to stick.. for the future what can I do so it won’t sink as much?

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  14. 5 stars
    I made this cake for our huge family gathering on Thanksgiving Day. This is only my second attempt at baking a cake from scratch. Thank you, Rosie, it was a huge success. It disappeared and a few siblings told me it tasted like our mother’s recipe. This is definitely a keeper. My sister-in law, who bakes wonderful cakes, asked me for the recipe. Thank you so much for sharing and keep the great recipes coming.

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  15. Going to have to try this over the weekend, looks like it could also be a nice Sunday Brunch coffee cake.

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