Sock It To Me Cake
My Sock It to Me Cake is a moist and tender butter cake with a layer of pecan streusel in the middle and finished with a vanilla glaze.
Servings: 16
Calories: 474kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 eggs large room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¾ teaspoon table salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup sour cream room temperature
Filling
- 1 cup pecans toasted and chopped
- ⅓ cup brown sugar packed
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
Glaze
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar sifted
- 3 tablespoon whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Filling
- Add the chopped toasted pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon to a medium bowl. Mix well in set aside.
Cake
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan. Set aside until needed.
- Add the flour, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Whisk to combine, then sift the mixture. Set aside until needed.
- Add the butter and granulated sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on high speed until light and fluffy (3-4 minutes). Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
- Add the eggs one at a time to the mixer on medium speed. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl between each addition.
- Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
- Add the sour cream and vanilla to the batter and mix until just combined. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
- Add half of the batter to the prepared bundt pan.
- Sprinkle the pecan filling over the top of the batter.
- Add the remaining batter to the pan, smoothing the top with a spatula,
- Place the pan on the center rack of the preheated oven and bake for 65-70 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Place the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Then, invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Glaze
- Sift powdered sugar into a large bowl.
- Add two tablespoons of milk and the vanilla to the powdered sugar, whisking until smooth.
- If necessary add a little more milk to the galze to get the desired consistency.
Nutrition
Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 179mg | Potassium: 112mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 554IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2mg