Honey Bun Cake

Honey Bun Cake

The buttery sponge of this Honey Bun Cake is made perfectly from scratch, and ready for enjoyment morning, noon, or night.

Traditionally, coffee cake is any flavored cake relished with a cup of coffee. That's why the coffee cake is called such. This Honey Bun Cake consists of a sponge and an icing glazed on top, both requirements to define what a coffee cake is. This buttery cake, much like coffee cake, does not have to be limited to enjoyment only at breakfast time. Morning, noon, or night, this moist coffee cake is the bee's knees.

My Honey Bun Cake recipe is easy to make from scratch, fun, and rewarding. What more could you ask for in a coffee cake baked from scratch at home.

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Ingredients

For the cake:

• ½ c. (1 stick) salted butter, room temperature
• ¼ c. vegetable oil
• 1½ c. granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. butter flavor
• 1 c. full-fat sour cream, room temperature
• 2½ c. all-purpose flour
• 2½ tsp. baking powder
• 1 c. Imperial Sugar light brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon

For the glaze:

• 2 c. confectioners powdered sugar
• 4 Tbsp. whole milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Grease a 9x13 baking pan; set aside.

2. Preheat oven to 325°.

3. Shift flour and baking powder in a bowl; set aside.

4. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, oil, and sugar until fluffy.

5. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

6. Stir in sour cream.

7. Spoon in dry ingredient mixture, and mix until well combined.

8. Pour half the batter into the baking pan.

9. In a medium bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon, and evenly spread the mixture over the entire cake batter.

10. Spread the rest of the batter over top. Use a butter knife to make swirls in the cake.

11. Bake for 40-45 minutes.

12. Whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. Spread over warm cake.

Photos by Audrie Dollins