Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Honey Bun Cake


I love the smell of honey buns in the morning. I occasionally buy a box of Little Debbie honey buns. They're delicious and I can throw them in my lunch bag for a quick breakfast at work. This recipe for honey bun cake has been around for a while and I finally got around to making it recently. I love recipes that serve as both breakfast and dessert. This cake would be perfect to serve a crowd at an early morning meeting. Just serve with some freshly brewed coffee and a fruit tray. This recipe is from Gooseberry Patch's Homemade Christmas, copyright 2010.

Honey Bun Cake

18-1/2 oz. pkg. yellow cake mix
3/4 c. oil
4 eggs, beaten
8-oz. sour cream
1 c. brown sugar, packed
1 tbsp. cinnamon
2 c. powdered sugar
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
1/4 c. milk

Stir dry cake mix, oil, eggs and sour cream together until well mixed. Pour batter into a greased 13"x9" baking pan; set aside. Mix together brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle mixture over batter; swirl into batter with a table knife. Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes. Whisk together remaining ingredients; pour onto cake while still warm. Serves 12.

I started out with a butter recipe cake mix.


Add the oil.


Beat the eggs in a separate bowl and add to the cake mixture.


Finally, add one cup of sour cream and stir the batter together until well blended.


Pour into a greased 9"x13" baking pan.


The topping ingredients: brown sugar and cinnamon.


Sprinkle on top of the batter.


Swirl, swirl, twist and twirl...jump up and down like a flying squirrel...

Bake at 325 degrees for approximately 40 minutes. I start checking for doneness at 30 minutes. While the cake is baking, prepare the glaze. Spread the glaze on while the cake is still warm.


Breakfast and dessert are covered...

Enjoy!

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13 comments:

  1. Yummy! Honey buns are not allowed in my house...because I will eat them all--ALL! Your cake looks so good. :)

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  2. I haven't had a honey bun for YEARS ! Now I can't wait to try these. Yum!

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  3. Kim....this is a very popular recipe in our church -- you cannot go wrong with this one :)

    Blessings!
    Gail

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  4. I feel so bad Kim, I've never had a Honey Bun! But after looking your pictures, I think I'll have to rectify that :)

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  5. Chels, I would start with Little Debbie's version. They're small so you'll be able to ease into it. Take care!

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  6. This cake kept calling my name from my sidebar! :) Looks scrumptious and I'm going to make it tonight! Thanks for the great recipe!

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  7. OH YUMMY!! I might be in trouble with this one! Book marking this recipe for when I am in desperate need of sugar!

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  8. Your photo makes this cake look irresistible!

    The first time I had a cake like this was in the 1970s at the home of one of Mom's friends, and she baked it in a Bundt pan. Mom and I thought it was the best cake EVER! I still have her friend's hand-written recipe.

    I've never made it in a long pan before, only in a Bundt, and I want to try it your way - it looks SO good!

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  9. Sounds delicious!!! What an amazing looking cake!

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  11. love the simplicity of the recipe and all those gorgeous flavors !

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  12. Wow! This looks wonderful! I'm pinning this so I can make this later (like around noon!!!) It looks so good!

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  13. Yum! Honeybun cake is my 2nd favorite cake- after my mom's lemon cake. It is SOOO good with iced tea!

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