I thought it would be fun to bring ya’ll a retro recipe today and this one is 
straight out of 1972. It’s called a “Sock-it-to-me” cake, and those of us of a certain age recognize the name as a reference to Rowan and Martin’s “Laugh In”, a hippie-culture sketch comedy show that was on tv from 1968 to 1973.
The name might be based on a comedy show, but there’s nothing funny about this cake because it’s some seriously yummy eating! Back in 1972 when my mom got this recipe, it was all the rage, and any hostess worth her salt served this for tea parties, brunches, card parties, or even for dessert after dinner. My parents entertained quite a bit, and let me tell you…we ate a lot of Sock-it-to-me cake at our house!
Here’s my mom’s recipe (with a few updates from me). So what do you say? Wanna party like it’s 1972?
Sock-It-To-Me Cake
For the cake: 1 Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Butter Recipe Golden Cake Mix 8 oz. sour cream ½ cup vegetable oil ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup water 4 eggs For the filling: 1 cup chopped pecans ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup cinnamon For the glaze: 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 2 tbsp. milkPreheat oven to 375°. Grease and flour a bundt pan. In a large bowl, combine cake ingredients; pour 2/3 batter into prepared cake pan. Combine filling ingredients in a medium bowl; sprinkle filling over cake batter in pan. Pour remaining batter into pan. Bake at 375° for 45-55 minutes or until pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 25 minutes. Remove cake from pan and place on serving plate.
Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over warm cake.