This honey bun cake recipe satisfies any sweet tooth and is super easy to make.
Honeybun cake has a cream cheese infused cake mix batter with a layer of cinnamon brown sugar in the middle. It’s topped with a sweet, creamy sugar glaze for a moist and decadent treat.
Coffee cake or cinnamon bun? Why not both?
The Best Homemade Honey Bun Cake!
- You’ll love how easy this honey bun cake recipe is with only 6 ingredients and a simple glaze.
- Honey bun cake makes a sweet addition to a brunch table, afternoon tea, or even as a gift for new neighbors and new parents.
- With this honeybun cake recipe, there are endless possiblities. You can experiment with different cake flavors and fillings to match the occasion.
Ingredients and Variations
Cake Mix: Betty Crocker and Duncan Hines both carry cake mixes that produce tender, moist cakes, but even a store brand will work here. Vanilla or yellow cake mixes work fine in this recipe, or use a from-scratch cake batter if you like.
Cream Cheese: Cream cheese makes this cake extra moist and tender. Go for a full-fat cream cheese for the best flavor.
Glaze: This glaze is so easy with powdered sugar, cream and vanilla. It’s a classic that can be used on so many other recipe like monkey bread muffins.
Variations
- Experiment with different cake mix flavors such as spice cake, red velvet, strawberry, or chocolate fudge.
- Replace the cream cheese with sour cream or Greek yogurt if desired.
- Swap out the oil for melted butter to enrich the texture and flavor even more.
- Instead of cinnamon, blend the brown sugar with homemade pumpkin spice, or apple pie spice.
- Infuse the sweet glaze with other extracts like lemon, orange, rum, bourbon or even rhubarb for a tasty treat.
How to Make Honey Bun Cake
This Honey Bun Cake Recipe satisfies any sweet tooth and is super easy to make!
- Beat cream cheese, oil, and eggs until smooth as described in the recipe below. Add the cake mix.
- Mix brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Pour half of the cake mix into a prepared dish, cover with the cinnamon sugar, then fold the remaining cake mix over top.
- Bake (as directed below). Remove and cool.
- Whisk glaze ingredients together and drizzle over cooled cake.
Storing Honey Bun Cake
Keep leftover honey bun cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Freeze portions by wrapping them in plastic wrap and transferring them to a zippered bag for up to one month. Thaw at room temperature.
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Honey Bun Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
Cake
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ⅔ cup oil
- 4 large eggs
- 15.25 ounce vanilla cake mix or yellow cake mix
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Glaze
- 2½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease 9×13 inch baking dish and set aside.
- In a large bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add oil and eggs and beat until smooth.
- Add cake mix and mix until fully combined (it will be thick).
- In a small bowl, mix brown sugar and cinnamon until combined.
- Add half the cake batter to the baking dish.
- Sprinkle with the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture, spreading evenly over the batter.
- Carefully spoon the remaining batter over the mixture and smooth out the top.
- Bake for 35-40 mins or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely.
Glaze
- In a medium bowl, mix powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle evenly over the cake. Allow to set for 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Store leftover honey bun cake at room temperature, in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
- Freeze portions wrapped in plastic wrap, then transfer to a zippered freezer bag, for up to one month.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information does not include optional ingredients or garnish and is an estimate. It may change based on actual ingredients and cooking methods used.
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