But I’ve been threatening my son about this post and it’s time.
I have this son. He’s 14 and at that age where I’m not allowed to talk about him.
So I respect his wishes and I don’t.
But he has this terrible habit of taking his socks off, wherever he may be, and just leaving them.
Under the kitchen table,
But in this teen age man cave, the socks, his socks, seem to have their own thing going on.
They group up in the corner,
And he probably owns 50 pairs of socks, so he can go a while before he has to go round them all up.
It always amazes me where I find his socks.
I’ve given up on threatening him about picking them up, as a mama, you gotta pick your battles and they aren’t in the living room or in my room so I’ve got bigger battles to win, he can have his socks.
But I used to threaten to make him eat his socks (back before I gave up the battle.)
So I went in search of a “Sock Cake” well if you can believe it, there was not one single “sock cake” on the internet. The closest I could come was a Sock-it-to-me Cake.
So since I can’t really feed my son his socks, I’ve started making this cake. He knows what it means.
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Cinnamon Streusel Cake
adapted from McCormick
Cinnamon Streusel Cake
Ingredients
Streusel Topping
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into chunks
- 1 cup chopped pecans
for the Cake
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Vanilla Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Combine streusel ingredients in a medium bowl using a pastry blender or 2 knives, blend together until well combined. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine softened butter, sugar and sour cream. Blend until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add, vanilla, stir again.
- Sift flour and baking soda together then gradually add to batter.
- Place about 1/2 of the streusel topping in the bottom of the pan of a well greased and floured bundt pan.
- Pour about 1/2 of your batter over the streusel. Place the rest of the streusel over the layer of batter and then finish off with the remaining batter.
- Bake for about 1 hour in a preheated 325 degree oven. Test for doneness using a toothpick.
- Let cake rest for 20 minutes before inverting onto a plate.
- Combine glaze ingredients, stirring until smooth, drizzle over warm cake.
Notes
recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com
And the socks?
Since I’ve made this cake again, they’ll probably find their way to the laundry room.
Want some more cake?
Debi says
BEAUTIFUL!!! Love the cake and Really love the Socks behind..or perhaps, beside, the cake! I am always on a sock hunt here. With three pairs of feet…there are socks..even will I won’t go there, thrown hither and yon! My boys will LOVE this! Thank you so much for sharing on Thursday’s Treasures! <3 and hugs Sweetie!
Mary says
If it were my boys, they’d be strewing socks from the front door through the entire house in hopes that I would keep making this cake. (It looks divine!) Good luck with the socks. I agree, picking your battles is way more important!
Michele Gerhard says
Love it! This is most definitely not your everyday ordinary Sock-it-to-Me cake! As for the socks, yes, I remember it well! My sons are both grown now. I hope my grandchildren are learning what they’re supposed to do with their socks:)
Michaela says
This is AWESOME!! You know, with 4 pair of feet under the age of 17 in my house, we are the land of the “one missing sock!” It’s CRAZY how many unmatched socks I have!! :/
They can’t wait for Christmas to get more socks, which miraculously arrive in PAIRS from Santa, and alas… one make it to the laundry room!!
What an entertaining post!!
My Mom makes sock-it-to-me cake, it’s so good!! Love this one though, Can’t wait to try it!
Courtney @ Misadventures in Cooking says
Okay, my boys are only one and five and I already find their socks everywhere! I think you should hold out delicious food like this until they’re picked up. 😉
Winnie says
Beautiful and delicious cake!
Cinnamon cake is usually a simple looking one, but you turned it to a real and unique cake!!
Erin says
This looks absolutely wonderful! I’m totally making this (and am going to eat it all!) =o)
Kristen says
Looks Great! I have the same sock problem but it’s my hubby whose bad. I am always hunting down socks to wash. LOl boys…
Deana@CountryMommaCooks says
Love the cake and the story….Teen-age boy here too…I would love for you to share this at my first Linky Party @CountryMommaCooks starts this Friday @9:00 pm…..Hope to see you there…and happy sock hunting!
Susan-The Weekly Sweet Experiment says
Joan – LOL – so funny! I love how the socks have a life of their own. I have a boy – only 3 1/2 and he is already starting the sock habit. Maybe I will give up this battle now :). The cake looks amazing. Can’t wait to try it. So glad you found me so I could find you.
Tracey @ The Kitchen is My Playground says
Ha, ha, ha! You’re funny!!
Tracey
Jerri Rivers says
Oh wow! This looks amazing!
Anonymous says
Hi.. I made this cake and want to give it to someone. Can it be frozen?
Joan Hayes says
Yes you can freeze it before adding the glaze. Hope you had a Merry Christmas!
Anonymous says
Can I make this cake without sour cream if I can’t find it? I live in Tunisia & I’m not sure if there is sour cream here…Is there a substitute I can use like milk?
Joan Hayes says
You could use yogurt but milk would be too thin.
Dina says
this is a nice cake for a rainy day or any time! yum!
Annamaria @ Bakewell Junction says
Joan,
Your cake looks delicious. But what do you do with a husbamd that leaves his clothes everywhere?
Annamaria
Deb Zemek says
I can’t say a word. I’m 53 and I do the same thing. Sometimes I just cannot stand to have my socks on for another minute so off they come and I just never seem to get them to the laundry…well, until I run out…
I’m sorry.
The cake looks great though!
BitsyBet says
Thank you so much for this recipe. I’ve been wanting to make one from scratch rather than using the Betty Crocker box mix. Can’t wait to try it.
Dionne Baldwin says
Uh oh time to pick up the socks! There’s a sock it to me cake baking. 🙂 I find myself wondering how things get where they are before I realize I may never figure it out. I’d better pick my battles just like you do.
I hope you are having a good week!
Diane says
Maybe its time to start letting him do his own laundry and you bake more often, or what gets in the laundry gets washed. Great cakes!