Easy Honey Bun Cake Recipe – Learn Like a Pro : With just a box of yellow cake mix and a few “homemade” ingredients, you can easily make this delightful Honey Bun Cake. Make this simple cake recipe if you enjoy the famous Little Debbie Honey Bun Snack Cakes!
Easy Honey Bun Cake Recipe – Learn Like a Pro
This cake recipe is quite straightforward and tastes similar to a cinnamon coffee cake! This cake combines the greatest aspects of both worlds and can be baked in approximately five minutes with just a few minutes of preparation.
begins with a soft, buttery yellow cake mix that has been altered, layered with cinnamon sugar in the center, and covered with a sweet vanilla icing. Tastes just like everyone’s favorite Little Debbie snack cakes!
Ingredients
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Honey Bun Cake Batter
- 1 box (15.25 oz) butter yellow cake mix
- 1 cup full-fat sour cream
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 4 large eggs
Simple Vanilla Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Turn the oven on to 350°F. Apply nonstick cooking spray to a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
Mixture of Cinnamon Sugar: In a small bowl, mix together the cinnamon and brown sugar until well blended. Put away for later.
One cup of light brown sugar and two tsp ground cinnamon
Honey Bun Cake Batter: Using an electric hand mixer or spatula, thoroughly mix the cake mix, sour cream, oil, and eggs in a large mixing basin until well blended.
1/4 cup canola oil, 1/4 cup full-fat sour cream, 1/4 box (15.25 oz) butter yellow cake mix, and 4 large eggs
Evenly distribute half of the cake batter into the pan that has been prepared.
Evenly distribute the brown sugar mixture on top of the cake batter.
Spoon the leftover cake batter over the cinnamon sugar mixture in an even layer. Carefully spread it over the cinnamon layer.
When a toothpick put into the center comes out clean, bake for 32 to 40 minutes.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar while the cake bakes.
One teaspoon vanilla essence, one-fourth cup whole milk or half-and-half, and two cups powdered sugar
Drizzle the heated cake with the vanilla glaze. Allow the cake to cool in the pan until room temperature is reached and the glaze is set.
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NOTES
Keeping Leftovers: Due to the milk in the glaze, you must refrigerate any leftovers for a maximum of four days, wrapped with a lid or plastic wrap. Remaining food can be warmed in the microwave, eaten cold out of the refrigerator, or allowed to come to room temperature. I suggest using canned evaporated milk in the glaze instead of refrigerated milk if you would prefer to preserve leftovers at room temperature (I like this cake that way).
Nutrition
- Calories: 271kcal
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Protein: 2g
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0.05g
- Cholesterol: 59mg
- Sodium: 30mg
- Potassium: 65mg
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Sugar: 31g
- Vitamin A: 175IU
- Vitamin C: 0.1mg
- Calcium: 43mg
- Iron: 0.4mg