This honey bun cake uses a boxed cake mix and tastes for all the world like its famous namesake. So much fun and so easy!
Today's recipe is a real oldie!. I tried to find a source for this recipe, but it's just impossible. It appears on two huge commercial cake mix makers' sites plus numerous bloggers sites as well. I even have several community cookbooks that contain this same recipe.
You may have even seen this Honey Bun Cake on Facebook. I have. I think it's so popular because it's so easy! It uses a boxed cake mix (and I know that's a horror to some people, but hey, I take help where I can get it) and really tastes for all the world like the famous honey bun. It's delicious and just plain fun. Hope you enjoy it!
This honey bun cake uses a boxed cake mix and tastes for all the world like its famous namesake. So much fun and so easy! Click To Tweet
How to Make Honey Bun Cake
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Generously butter a 9 x 13 pan or glass baking dish and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, canola oil, eggs, and sour cream. Whisk or beat with a wooden spoon until thoroughly combined.
Spread half the batter in the bottom of the prepared pan. Sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over the batter. Top with remaining cake batter. Use a knife to make swirls through the cake batter.
Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a tester inserted in center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack. Let cool for 15-20 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine the sifted powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. Blend until well mixed. While cake is still warm (but not hot), spread the glaze evenly over the top. Allow to cool to room temperature before serving.
Enjoy!
More Cake Recipes on Never Enough Thyme:
- Pumpkin Pecan Crunch Cake
- Lemon Lime Cake
- Chocolate Marshmallow Poke Cake
- Banana Split Icebox Cake
- Strawberry Icebox Cake
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- Brown Butter Blueberry Cobbler from Kevin & Amanda
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- Nutella Cake Mix Bars from Cookies and Cups
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Honey Bun Cake
Ingredients
For the cake:
- butter for greasing pan
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 tblsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 yellow boxed cake mix
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 4 eggs room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream
For the glaze:
- 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Generously butter a 9 x 13 pan or glass baking dish and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, canola oil, eggs, and sour cream. Whisk or beat with a wooden spoon until thoroughly combined. Spread half the batter in the bottom of the prepared pan. Sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over the batter. Top with remaining cake batter. Use a knife to make swirls through the cake batter.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack. Let cool for 15-20 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine the sifted powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. Blend until well mixed. While cake is still warm (but not hot), spread the glaze evenly over the top. Allow to cool to room temperature before serving.
Notes
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I love Honey Bun Cake. It's about the only time I use cake mix, but this one is good enough to take to someone. I watch for cake mix to go on sale as a BOGO. When a need arises, I'm ready!