honey bun cake

Wondering how to make a Honey Bun Cake? You may be surprised to learn that there's actually no honey in this recipe. Named for the cake's cinnamon-roll-like flavor, our delicious Honey Bun Cake recipe brings a whole lot of flavor with brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans baked into Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix. Don't forget the vanilla glaze! This one's from Betty's Soul Food Collection.

Honey Bun Cake

Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix

vegetable oil

eggs

container (8 oz) sour cream (1 cup)

brown sugar

pecans

cinnamon

sugar

milk

vanilla

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease and lightly flour 13x9-inch pan, or spray with baking spray with flour.

In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, eggs and sour cream with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Spread half of the batter in pan.

In small bowl, stir together brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter in pan. Carefully spread remaining batter evenly over pecan mixture.

Bake 44 to 48 minutes or until deep golden brown. In another small bowl, stir powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until thin enough to spread. Prick surface of warm cake several times with fork. Spread powdered sugar mixture over cake. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Store covered.

This Honey Bun Cake is wonderful for breakfast with coffee or to serve for dessert. Would be perfect for brunch!

yellow cake mix

butter

buttermilk

almond extract

pecan

Cooking spray

vanilla extract

Combine yellow cake mix, melted butter, eggs, buttermilk and almond extract and mix with mixer.  Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish and pour in the cake batter.  Combine nuts, brown sugar and cinnamon.  Sprinkle on top of cake batter and swirl into cake batter.  (I just use a knife and kind of swirl it throughout the batter) Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes.  Let cake cool.

Mix together topping ingredients.  (You can add more or less milk to the powdered sugar until you get the consistency you like for pouring)  Pour or drizzle over cake.

Topping Instructions

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this delicious honey bun cake. It's just as decadent as the OG snack of the same name, but it's way easier to make at home.

Honey Bun Cake (Easy Recipe)

(18.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix

eggs, room temperature

(8-ounce) carton sour cream

water

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan with cooking spray or butter.

In a large mixing bowl, beat together the yellow cake mix, eggs, sour cream, vegetable oil, and water until smooth and well-combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together the brown sugar and cinnamon.

Pour half of the batter into the greased baking pan. Sprinkle the top with the prepared sugar-cinnamon mixture. Pour the remaining batter over. Gently drag a table knife through the batter to create ripples.

Bake the cake for about 40 minutes, or until lightly golden on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Meanwhile, whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Pour it over the cake while still hot.

Let the cake cool on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes. Chill until ready to serve, or serve warm with cold milk or a scoop of ice cream.

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