Here's my copy of the recipe in my mom's own handwriting.
First you cream together 1/2 block of butter with 1/4 cup sugar. I like to whip it up til it's nice and fluffy.
Then you add 8 oz. sour cream and 1 tsp. vanilla.
Add 4 eggs. I usually beat well after each egg.
Then add 1/2 cup of vegetable oil.
Pour in one box of butter cake mix.
It'll be really lumpy. I try to smash all the lumps as best that I can.
Pour into 3 greased and floured loaf pans. I line with foil instead.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
If any of you tried my sister Geri's Carrot Cake recipe you know that I'm not lying when I say that this is really good. And if you make it and people like it and ask you for the recipe, feel free to pass it out. My mom would be so pleased.