Honey Bun Cake

Prep 15 min
Total 2 hr 5 min
Servings 12

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.

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated February 11, 2021

Make with

Betty Crocker Cake Mix

Ingredients

1

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
2/3

cup vegetable oil
4

eggs
1

container (8 oz) sour cream (1 cup)
1

cup packed brown sugar
1/3

cup chopped pecans
2

teaspoons ground cinnamon
1

cup powdered sugar
1

tablespoon milk
1

teaspoon vanilla

Steps

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1

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.
2

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.
3

In small bowl, stir together brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter in pan. Carefully spread remaining batter evenly over pecan mixture.
4

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.

When frosting a warm cake, spread in just one direction, using long strokes. Using a back-and-forth motion often causes the top layer of cake to come off, leaving crumbs in the frosting.
Brown sugar needs to be measured by packing or firmly pressing into a dry measuring cup. What you’re doing is pressing out any pockets of air that get trapped between the sticky grains of sugar.
Be sure to occasionally scrape the side of bowl while mixing, so all ingredients get incorporated.
Did you love our Honey Bun Cake recipe? We think our Kentucky Butter Poke Cake, also made with Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix, will be a winner, too! It has some of the same familiar flavors but with a denser, pound-cake-like texture.
Have a sweet tooth? Try a rich, chocolate version of the Honey Bun Cake, aptly named: Chocolate Honey Bun Cake. Top with Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Chocolate Frosting.