Have you ever had honey bun cake? This was my first time making it, and it turned out pretty good. Huge thanks to our friends at Foldgers for sponsoring this post. Seriously, the perfect combo morning coffee and honey bun cake.
If this honey bun cake doesn’t sound like something you’ll enjoy, be sure to check out this recipe for Peanut Butter & Jelly Baked Donut Holes or any of our breakfast recipes.
Before we get started, you can skip to the bottom of this post for a complete list of ingredients and full directions.
Honey Bun Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
- Yellow cake mix
- Coconut oil
- Eggs
- Sour cream
- Brown sugar (packed)
- Cinnamon
- Powdered sugar
- Milk
- Vanilla
Directions:
Start out by preheating the oven to 350 degrees and preparing a 9×13 baking pan with nonstick spray.
In a large mixing bowl or using your stand mixer, combine the cake mix, oil and sour cream. Mix until combined. Starting out on a low speed and slowly speeding up.
Spread the 1/2 of the batter into your prepared pan.
In a small mixing bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix thoroughly.
Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture of the batter in the prepared pan.
Top with the ramining batter.
Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick done.
In a small bowl, combine powder sugar, milk, and vanilla. Mix completely. You can add more or less milk to get the desired consistency.
Poke a few small holes in the cake and ice your cake.
Allow cake to sit and cool for a bit. The icing should slightly harden, and enjoy.
Honey Bun Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 2/3 cup coconut oil
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup of sour cream
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Icing
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 4-5 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Start out by preheating the oven to 250 degrees and preparing a 9×13 baking pan with nonstick spray.
- In a large mixing bowl or using your stand mixer combine the cake mix, oil and sour cream. Mix until combined. Starting out on a low speed and slowly speeding up.
- Spread the 1/2 of the batter into your prepared pan.
- In a small mixing bowl combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix thoroughly.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture of the batter in the prepared pan.
- Top with the remaining batter.
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick done.
- In a small bowl, combine powder sugar, milk, and vanilla. Mix completely. You can add more or less milk to get desired consistency.
- Poke a few small holes in the cake and ice your cake.
- Allow cake to sit and cool for a bit. The icing should slightly harden, and enjoy.
