How to make southern sock it to me cake from scratch. No cake mix, no short cuts.
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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.
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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Southern Sock It To Me Cake
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.
No Te X Mex short ribs!? I love s ock it to me cake… But have always wanted to learn to cook short ribs.
I do have a Tex Mex Short Ribs recipe uploaded.
You’re the BEST!
Aweee you’re too sweet!
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.
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.
Thank you! XOXO
How about a recipe for a dump cake?
Looks delicious. Definitely have to try your Sock it to me cake from scratch.
Hey Rosie!
I love Sock It To Me Cake, definately will try your recipe, thanks. Keep em’ comin’ girl!
Thanks for coming by Grace!
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
Hi there. I actually have a ton of turkey, chicken, and seafood recipes posted.
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.
You can use lemon juice or vanilla extract 🙂
Rosie, I look forward to your recipes.
Everything looks and taste’s delicious. Thanks for sharing
I love your recipes. Would you happen to have a lemon cake recipe?
Hi there. Yes, I have a couple 🙂
Happy Holiday season Rosie!! I can’t wait to post my outcome of your SITM cake Thursday. Thanks for sharing. Blessings to you.
Happy holidays Valerie!
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?
Maybe swirl it a bit.
Mmmm your recipes look AMAZING!
Rosie.
!! Thank you! I made this for Thanksgiving and it was a hit. You are truly amazing!!!
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.
Going to have to try this over the weekend, looks like it could also be a nice Sunday Brunch coffee cake.
Made this cake for my family and everyone loves it, thank you so much for sharing.
Can I use all purpose flour instead of cake flour?
For best results, stick to the recipe listed 😉
Hi Rosie,
Can I use my Kitchen Aid stand mixer instead of my hand mixer?
Absolutely hun!
Will try this recipe for Thanksgiving
Recipe says 1 stick of butter but video shows 1/2 stick being added. Which is it?
The written directions is correct 🙂
I made a sock it to me cake yesterday using your recipe and it was a hit delicious my family loved it
Hi Rosie, I plan to make this delicious looking Sock It To Me cake next week. My mom used to make this when I was young. Can’t wait. Question. I see the recipe calls for unsalted butter, but I do not see salt as an ingredient anywhere in the recipe for the cake batter or the swirl. Is this correct? There is no salt to be included as an ingredient?
Correct, I didn’t use any salt for this recipe.
Hi Rosie,
I plan on making this cake today. Is it better to use light or dark brown sugar with for your Sock It To Me Cake recipe?
Hi Andrea! You can use either, but perhaps light brown sugar would be better.
Best version I’ve tried!!!!
Hello Thank you for sharing. I made this cake and it did not look like your cake. Not sure what happened, but most if not all of the sock it to me cinnamon sugar filling sank to the bottom of the pan, however it was Super delicious and moist. I actually Loved it. I like the cinnamon, Sugar pecans at the top. SUPER DELICIOUS (had to repost, I had too may typos on previous post and could not edit)