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Sock-It-To-Me Cake | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this fantastic #cake will knock your socks off! It has a lovely #pecan streusel filling in the middle & it's glazed with vanilla icing. We serve this as a #coffeecake for #breakfast or for #dessert. #Brunch #Holiday #cinnamon #HolidayBreakfast #SockItToMeCake

Sock-It-To-Me Cake

Teresa Ambra
Scrumptious coffeecake or dessert cake with a pecan streusel filling and glazed icing. Uses a bundt pan and starts with a boxed cake mix. This cake is terrific for family, company or holiday breakfasts or dinners.
4.15 from 14 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Cakes and Cheesecakes/Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories 181 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 bundt pan
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 2 small mixing bowls
  • 1 nut chopper if nuts are not previously cut
  • 1 whisk
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

CAKE:

  • 1 pkg. Butter Cake Mix reserve 2 tbsp. cake mix for filling
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 4 large eggs

FILLING:

  • 2 tbsp. brown sugar packed
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 cup pecans chopped, (or walnuts)
  • 2 tbsp. reserved cake mix

GLAZE:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar (see note below)
  • 2 tbsp. 2% milk

Instructions
 

CAKE:

  • Combine cake mix, sour cream, sugar, water, oil and eggs in a bowl with an electric mixer. (Reserve two tablespoons cake mix for filling)
  • Cream until smooth.
  • Place half of the batter in greased and floured bundt pan, then filling and remaining batter.
  • Cook for 45-55 minutes at 375° (or until knife or bamboo skewer inserted in center comes out clean).
  • Let cool in pan.
  • Invert cake onto serving plate.

FILLING:

  • Remove 2 tablespoons cake mix and place it in small mixing bowl with brown sugar, cinnamon and chopped pecans or walnuts.
  • Set aside.

GLAZE:

  • Blend powdered sugar and milk (or water) with a whisk and drizzle glaze over cooled cake.
  • (See note below for a different glaze).

Notes

NOTE: Duncan Hines now recommends using ½ can of vanilla frosting and microwaving it about 10-15 seconds until it is soft enough to drizzle over the cake.
 
Recipe adapted from Duncan Hines.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 181kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 24mgPotassium: 69mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 164IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 0.5mg
Keyword breakfast, cake, cinnamon, coffee cake, dessert
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