Best 16 Honey Bun Cake Recipes

GRANDMA'S HONEY BUN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly oil a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Combine cake mix, sour cream, eggs, and oil in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Pour half of the batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Sprinkle over batter in the pan. Carefully pour the remainder of the batter over the cinnamon-sugar layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Mix confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla together in a bowl. Poke holes in the hot cake with a fork and pour sugar mixture over the top of the cake. Let cake cool completely before serving, about 30 minutes.

HONEY BUN CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, oil, eggs and sour cream. Stir by hand approximately 50 strokes, or until most large lumps are gone. Pour half of the batter into an ungreased 9x13 inch glass baking dish. Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle over the batter in the cake pan. Spoon the other half of the batter into the cake pan, covering the brown sugar and cinnamon. Twirl the cake with a butter knife or icing knife until it looks like a honey bun (or whatever design you want to make).
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Frost cake while it is still fairly hot. Serve warm.
• To Make the frosting: In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioner's sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth.

HONEY BUN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, combine dry cake mix, egg whites, sour cream and applesauce. Beat on low speed until moistened. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. , Pour half into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Cover with remaining batter; cut through with a knife to swirl. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., For glaze, combine confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth; drizzle over warm cake.

HONEY BUN CAKE FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with 2 tablespoons butter. Add 1/4 cup sugar; shake pan gently until sides are evenly coated with sugar.
• Combine remaining 2/3 cup butter and 1 3/4 cup sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract.
• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Beat flour mixture into the butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating batter well after each addition.
• Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
• Pour 1/3 of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle 1/2 of the brown sugar-cinnamon mixture over the batter. Repeat once more. Pour remaining batter on top. Swirl batter with a butter knife.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes; invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.

HONEY BUN COFFEE CAKE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325. Prepare 9 x 13 pan. In large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil, and sour cream. Stir by hand until large lumps are gone. There will still be some lumps but that's ok. Pour half the batter into the pan. Now, in a medium bowl. Take your brown sugar and cinnamon and combine. Mix up your brown sugar and cinnamon really well. Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture all over the batter in the cake pan. Now carefully spread the other half of the batter on top. Don't be afraid, it's gonna get really uncomfortable. All the batter and stuff is gonna get all mixed together and you're gonna think you are doing it all wrong. But don't worry how it looks. Trust me. Once it's all spread around, take a butter knife and twirl it all through the batter, so it gets all swirly and stuff. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Just when it's about done baking, mix together your powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. I always use a fork to be sure all the little clumps get broken up Once the cake comes out of the oven, waste no time at all. Pour this powdered sugar mixture over the warm cake. Now sit back and wait for the wonderful crackle to appear

HONEY BUN GLAZED CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Combine cake mix,nuts,sugar,eggs, oil and sour cream.
• In a separate bowl mix brown sugar and cinnamon and set aside.
• Pour cake batter into TWO 8x8x2 inch square pan.
• Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon mixture over batter and swirl with knife.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
• While cake is baking, mix the powdered sugar, butter and milk. [You may need to add more milk; it should be the consistiency of a thin paste.].
• When cake is done, poke holes in the top with a fork and pour powdered sugar mixture over the top.

CHOCOLATE HONEY BUN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, butter, eggs and sour cream with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes (batter will be thick). Spread half of batter in pan.
• In small bowl, mix brown sugar, pecans, chocolate chips and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter in pan. Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls evenly over pecan mixture; carefully spread to cover.
• Bake 46 to 54 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 10 minutes.
• Poke top of warm cake every 1/2 inch with long-tined fork. Carefully spread frosting evenly and thinly over warm cake. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours. Store loosely covered.

DELICIOUS AND MOIST HONEY BUN CAKE CINNAMON FLOP

Steps:

• Mix the toppings first. That's brown sugar, pecans, and cinnamon. Sit aside.
• For the cake, combine cake mix, pudding, eggs, oil, water and sour cream. Mix well.
• Grease 9x13" dish.
• Spread half the cake batter into pan. Sprinkle half the toppings on top. Take a butter knife and make a few gentle swirls into the cake. Don't mix too much or it will blend.
• Layer the remaining cake mix on top.
• Follow with remaining topping.
• Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.
• While baking, prepare glaze. Mix conf sugar and milk well.
• Pour glaze over cake while hot.
• Allow to cool partially. I love it most when it's warm.

CHOCOLATE HONEY BUN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease bottom only of a 9 x 13 pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• Beat cake mix, water, oil, eggs and sour cream in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, then increase to medium speed for 1 minute. Spread half of the batter in pan.
• In a separate bowl, mix brown sugar, 1/3 cup of the pecans, chocolate chips and cinnamon; sprinkle over the batter in the pan.
• Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls evenly over pecan mixture; carefully spread to cover.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until top quickly springs back when touched lightly in center.
• Spread frosting evenly over warm cake (frosting will be very thin.) sprinkle the remaining nuts on top for garnish.
• Cool completely about 2 hours.

HONEY BUN CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour one 13x9 inch cake pan.
• Beat eggs and white sugar together. Stir in the sour cream, oil, and cake mix, beat well.
• Mix the raisins, chopped nuts, light brown sugar, and ground cinnamon together.
• Pour 1/2 of the cake batter into the prepared pan. Top with all of the raisin mixture then pour the remaining cake batter over the top.
• Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 45 to 55 minutes. Let cake cool slightly then spread icing over top.
• To Make Icing: Mix the confectioner's sugar, butter or margarine, and milk together. Blend until smooth and spread over warm cake.

CHOCOLATE HONEY BUN CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350F. Grease bottom ONLY of a 13x9x2 pan. Beat cake mix, oil, eggs and sour cream in a large bowl with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed for 1 minute (batter will be thick). Spread half the batter in pan. Mix brown sugar, pecans, chocolate chips and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter in pan. Drop remaining by spoonfuls evenly over pecan mixture; carefully spread to cover.
• 2. Bake 50-60 minutes or until top quickly springs back when touched lightly in the center. Prick surface of warm cake several times with a fork. Spread frosting evenly over warm cake. Run a knife around cake to loosen. Cool completely.

HONEY BUN PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and grease a bundt pan very well.
• Drain pineapple, reserving the juice.
• Prepare cake according to package directions, adding pineapple juice.
• Put pineapple evenly in the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Pour batter over the top of the pineapple.
• Combine cinnamon and brown sugar; sprinkle on top of batter.
• Swirl sugar mixture into batter with a table knife.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted.
• Poke holes in top, pour glaze all over and let set until cool.
• Turn out onto cake plate when completely cool and serve.

CHOCOLATE HONEY BUN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, butter, eggs and sour cream with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes (batter will be thick). Spread half of batter in pan.
• In small bowl, mix brown sugar, pecans, chocolate chips and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter in pan. Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls evenly over pecan mixture; carefully spread to cover.
• Bake 46 to 54 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 10 minutes.
• Poke top of warm cake every 1/2 inch with long-tined fork. Carefully spread frosting evenly and thinly over warm cake. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours. Store loosely covered.

HONEY BUN CAKE-ANNETTE'S

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl combine cake mix, eggs, oil (or melted butter) and sour cream. Stir until moistened. Now mix on medium speed for 2 minutes. Batter will be thick.
• 2. Grease AND flour a 9x13 cake pan. Pour enough batter to cover the bottom of the pan. ***You may also use cupcake pans, round pans or a budnt pan. Rose R. states the cooking time for her on the bundt cake pan was 45 min. Now remember, that is for her oven and oven times will vary. Use your own judgement for whatever cake pan you decide to use."""
• 3. Mix filling ingredients then sprinkle over cake batter evenly.
• 4. Pour the rest of the cake batter over the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture and bake at 325° for 45 minutes. Remember oven temps vary so if you feel it is done before the 45 minutes, test it first and if so, pull it out of the oven. I would say check it at 40 minutes if you are concerned your oven temp runs hot.
• 5. While the cake is still hot, poke holes in it. Mix the glaze then pour evenly over the hot cake. Enjoy!
• 6. ***You may add nuts of your choice to brown sugar mixture. Pecans are heavenly in this recipe.***

HONEY BUN CAKE

Steps:

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

HONEY BUN CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Set aside. Mix together all cake ingredients per box directions and spread half of batter into greased 13x9 pan.
• 2. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon mixture over first layer of batter. Pour remaining batter on top. Swirl butter knife in large circles in cake layers. Bake.
• 3. Cool until warm. While cooling cake, mix together powdered sugar, margarine, and water to make glaze. Spread glaze over entire cake. Serve and enjoy.