Super Delicious Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake

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Super Delicious Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake

Get into this easy fall treat- a Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake! Made with a box cake mix swirled with pumpkin and warm spices, then topped with a delicious powdered sugar glaze that perfectly compliments its moist texture. This honey bun cake is the perfect dessert for the holiday season, or any occasion!

Course Dessert, Thanksgiving Recipes

Cuisine American

Keyword cake, dessert, fall food, honey bun cake, pumpkin, pumpkin cake, Thanksgiving

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Servings Pieces

Calories 501kcal

Author Tamara J.

Equipment

Ingredients

1 box Yellow cake mix don't use measurements on the back of the box
1/2 cup Vegetable oil
3/4 cup Milk 2%
3 large Eggs
1 1/2 cups Pumpkin puree
2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 cup Brown sugar light brown, packed

Powdered Sugar Glaze

2 cups powdered sugar
4-6 tablespoons Milk use more or less depending on how thick you want the glaze
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and set it aside.
Add your cake mix to a large bowl, then add in your oil, milk, eggs, and vegetable oil, and pumpkin puree. Use an electric hand mixer or a whisk and blend the cake on high for 2 minutes, or until everything is fully combined.
Mix the cinnamon and brown sugar in a small bowl and set it aside. Pour half of the cake batter into the baking dish and sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over the top evenly. Now pour the remaining batter on top.
Place the baking dish in the oven and bake the honey bun cake for 35-45 minutes, or until a toothpick is inserted in the middle and comes out clean (no wet batter is on it).

Make the glaze for the cake

While the cake is baking make the powdered sugar glaze. Add your powdered sugar to a bowl and gently pour in 2-3 tablespoons of milk along with the vanilla extract.
Use a spoon or a small whisk to mix the glaze up. If the glaze is too thick, add a little bit of milk at a time until you get the consistency you want.

Glazing the honey bun cake

Once the cake is done baking, remove it from the oven and pour the glaze all over the cake while it is still warm.
Allow the glaze to set for about 10 minutes before serving so that it can harden a bit. And enjoy!

Notes

You can also add the cinnamon sugar mixture directly on top of the cake mix before baking and use a toothpick to swirl it around to make a cute little pattern instead of adding it between the layers of cake.

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