EASY GLAZED HONEY BUN CAKE
Glazed Honey Bun Cake is like those yummy snack cakes! Easy to make with yellow cake mix, cinnamon brown sugar filling and topped with a sweet honey glaze.
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HOW DO YOU MAKE A CAKE MIX TASTE HOMEMADE?
When you add a filling and a homemade icing or frosting, it really elevates the whole taste. Also, by adding the additional sour cream we’re changing the flavor just slightly and helping to make it super moist. The cake mix doesn’t taste like a boxed cake mix anymore. It’ll taste like you spent hours making this Honey Bun Cake!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
yellow cake mix
eggs
sour cream
vegetable oil
light brown sugar
ground cinnamon
powdered sugar
milk
vanilla extract
honey (optional)
honey (optional)
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE GLAZED HONEY BUN CAKE:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray 13×9 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium bowl, mix together the cake mix, eggs, sour cream, and oil and mix until combined.
In a separate bowl, mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon until well-blended; set aside.
Pour half of the cake batter into your prepared baking dish, spreading it out evenly.
Add all of the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture to the top, covering the entire layer of batter.
Pour the rest of the cake batter on top. And spread the batter until even.
Place the cake into the oven and bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. While the cake is baking, make the glaze. In a bowl, mix the powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and honey (if using) until glaze is smooth. I like mine just a bit thick but still pourable.
When the cake comes out of the oven, immediately pour glaze onto the warm cake.
Spread the glaze out a bit to evenly cover cake.
Let the cake sit for a few minutes so the glaze can set and serve warm or at room temperature.
Enjoy!
Originally posted: February 2011
Updated & republished: April 2019
GLAZED HONEY BUN CAKE
Glazed Honey Bun Cake is like those yummy snack cakes! Easy to make with yellow cake mix, cinnamon brown sugar filling and topped with a sweet honey glaze.
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 463kcal
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¾ cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 4-6 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp honey optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Spray 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick spray.
- In a medium bowl stir together the cake mix, eggs, sour cream, and oil and mix until well-incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon until well-blended; set aside.
- Pour half of the cake batter into a greased 13×9 pan, spreading it out evenly.
- Add all of the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture to the top, covering the entire layer of batter.
- Pour the rest of the cake batter on top, and spread the batter out as evenly as possible.
- Place the cake into the oven and bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- While the cake is baking, make the glaze.
- In a bowl, mix the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until glaze is smooth.
- When the cake comes out of the oven, immediately pour glaze onto the hot cake.
- Spread it out evenly.
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Notes
Let the cake sit for a few minutes so the glaze can set and serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 463kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 301mg | Potassium: 94mg | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 205IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 1.2mg
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I made this last night to go with my corned beef, potatoes, carrots and cabbage dinner. It was the perfect complement to the meal. My mother-in-law asked for the recipe because she wants to make it for her sorority get together next month. Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you will do an FYI I love your recipes ever since I started using my crockpot a year ago you have been my go to my family loves what I cook an I have fun making it. Cant wait to make this cake getting my ingredients today thanks WE LOVE YOU!!!
I have gotten rave reviews on this cake from every event that I take it to, and have gotten requestts for it.
I also have to keep printing the recipe, because I give my hard copy to whoever asks for it.
Simply a great cake.
Another request, so here we go again!
I absolutely love that you take pictures of ingredients and each step as you go along… this is so helpful.. thank you!
This looks yummy but I thought it would have honey in it. Honey buns you get at the store have honey listed in the ingredients. I love cinnamon so I may make it anyhow and maybe put some honey in the glaze. I love most all of your recipes. Thanks!
About how many ounces for the milk it looks like more then 4-6 tbsp is it 1/4 2 ozs wanna make sure I measure it correct
Folks always measure powdered sugar differently. Some pack it in – some don’t. Some overmeasure and some don’t. So that is why I say 4-6 tbsp. So, what I would say is start with 4 tbsp. You can always add more but you can’t take it away. Whisk it really good and see if you like the thickness. If you want it thinner, just add a bit more milk until you get it where you want it. 🙂
My mother wants me to make that cake, so I'll make it for her someday soon and, also, I wrote down the recipe, so I'm going to use it as a shopping list. Maybe I'll bake it this year on Halloween or Thanksgiving!
This cake is AMAZING!!! So good!!! I made it for the weekend because my parents were in town and there’s one piece left! 🙂
Do you mix the honey in with the cake mix or with the glaze?
Hayley, the honey goes in with the glaze 🙂
Best recipe!!
This sounds delicious, but could I make these as cupcakes instead of cake, and if so, how long should I bake them for?
Hi Dee! I am sure you absolutely could. I haven’t tested it yet so couldn’t really give you a time on it for cupcakes though. You may have to play it by ear 🙂