Honey Bun Cake Recipe
This moist, flavorful Honey Bun Cake is a retro 'short-cut' recipe that starts out as a box mix and is completely transformed by adding just a few simple pantry ingredients! With all the flavors of a classic Honey Bun, this cake is perfect to serve at any event from weeknight dinners to cookouts and parties, it's always a family favorite.
Servings: 8
Calories: 737kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box (18.25 Oz. Box) Yellow Cake Mix
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 13 X 9 inch pan.
- In a large bowl combine cake mix, eggs, sour cream and oil, using a hand mixer.
- In a separate bowl, mix together brown sugar and cinnamon
- Pour ½ of the cake batter into the baking pan. Top with cinnamon sugar, making sure to sprinkle evenly. Pour the remaining batter into the cake pan spreading evenly.
- Using a knife, swirl a figure 8 pattern into the cake batter.
- While cake is baking, make the glaze.
- When the cake is done, remove it from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes. Pour the glaze over the cake.
- Cut into squares and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 737kcal | Carbohydrates: 113g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 523mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 86g | Vitamin A: 318IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 220mg | Iron: 2mg