Grandma's Honey Bun Cake

Grandma's rich honey bun cake recipe is made with yellow batter, layered with cinnamon sugar, and given the poke cake treatment with sweet vanilla icing.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 360 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 0.75 cup milk
• 0.66666668653488 cup vegetable oil
• 3.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Poke holes in hot cake with a fork; pour confectioners' sugar mixture over top of cake.

Step 3

Beat cake mix, sour cream, eggs, and oil together in a bowl with an electric mixer for 3 minutes.

Step 4

Pour 1/2 batter into the prepared baking pan.

Step 5

Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; sprinkle over batter in the pan.

Step 6

Carefully pour remaining 1/2 batter over brown sugar-cinnamon layer.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.

Step 8

Combine confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla in a bowl.

Step 9

Cool cake completely before serving, about 30 minutes.