If you love coffee cake, you’ll immediately fall for this buttery, tender bundt cake that’s hiding a sweet brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecan swirl inside. It’s an impressive-looking dessert that couldn’t be easier to make, thanks to… boxed cake mix! Doctoring up the grocery store convenience transforms it into a truly show-stopping treat.
Sock it to me cake originated in the late 1960s, when the term “sock it to me” became popular. The catchphrase meant “give it to me” or “lay it on me,” which was used as a punch line in the comedy show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and featured in the song Respect by Aretha Franklin.
We can thank Duncan Hines for the creation of the recipe, as the company published its version on the back of its boxed cake mixes in the 1970s and it quickly took off from there.
Tips for Making Sock It To Me Cake
- Layering the brown sugar pecan mixture in between the batter helps achieve a more intricate and dispersed swirl. When adding it, leave a border between the edges of the pan and mixture to ensure that you won’t see the filling along the sides of the cake.
- For a citrusy twist, try adding a little freshly grated orange zest to the pecan mixture.
- You can make the glaze up to 2 days ahead of time and refrigerate it until you’re ready to use it. Just give it a good whisk before drizzling it over the cake.
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