CULTURETECHLENSSock-it-to-me cake
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Combined Graph record U-01098 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0698. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
The Takeout (2025-09-30): sock-it-to-me cake is a buttery bundt cake with a thick ribbon of cinnamon-pecan (streusel) filling, long a staple in Southern kitchens, popularized by Duncan Hines' Butter Golden box recipe in the 1970s; the name comes from the Laugh-In / Aretha Franklin 'Respect' catchphrase. Stored butter cake + cinnamon streusel established.
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The Takeout (2025-09-30): sock-it-to-me cake is a buttery bundt cake with a thick ribbon of cinnamon-pecan (streusel) filling, long a staple in Southern kitchens, popularized by Duncan Hines' Butter Golden box recipe in the 1970s; the name comes from the Laugh-In / Aretha Franklin 'Respect' catchphrase. Stored butter cake + cinnamon streusel established.
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- Work type: dish
- Category: desserts
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- https://www.thetakeout.com/1979578/retro-70s-cake-secret-swirl-sock-it-to-me/ (verification source · master store)
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The Takeout (2025-09-30): sock-it-to-me cake is a buttery bundt cake with a thick ribbon of cinnamon-pecan (streusel) filling, long a staple in Southern kitchens, popularized by Duncan Hines' Butter Golden box recipe in the 1970s; the name comes from the Laugh-In / Aretha Franklin 'Respect' catchphrase. Stored butter cake + cinnamon streusel established.
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