Recipe: Sock-It-To-Me-Cake (using cake mix, with pecan streusel filling)

SOCK-IT-TO-ME-CAKE



FOR THE STREUSEL FILLING:
2 tablespoons dry cake mix (from cake mix used in batter)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 cup finely chopped pecans

FOR THE BATTER:
1 (2-layer-size) package Duncan Hines Butter Recipe Cake Mix, divided use
4 eggs
1 cup dairy sour cream
1/3 cup oil
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and floured a 10-inch tube pan.

TO PREPARE THE STREUSEL FILLING:
Combine 2 tablespoons dry cake mix, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Stir in pecans and set aside.

TO PREPARE THE CAKE BATTER:
Combine remaining (dry) cake mix, eggs, sour cream, oil, water, and granulated sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer for 2 minutes.

TO ASSEMBLE AND BAKE:
Pour 2/3 of batter into prepared tube pan. Sprinkle with Streusel Filling. Spoon remaining batter evenly over filling.

Bake 45-55 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan 25 minutes. Invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.

Makes 1 (10-inch) tube cake, 6 servings
Source: Best of the Best from Nevada Cookbook by Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley