Most of the time recipe books put out by churches, Junior Leagues, schools, etc have the obligatory orange jello recipe and Flo's Awesome potato casserole concoction...but this little gem put out by my sister's Junior League has some great recipes...which again in my book means relatively simple to make but looks like you spent a lot of time making it! So today I'm sharing the Honey Bun Cake recipe. You know Honey Buns from the gas station(c'mom I know you know what I'm talking about)....those delectable little treats that call to you when you have been stuck on the highway for too long....well this cake is even better...because A. it is fresh and B. it does not come from a gas station or in plastic wrap....so you could actually bring it for brunch or dessert...kinda hard to show up with a platter of Honey Buns to share...well I guess you could...but I digress...enjoy!Honey Bun Cake
Cake:
1 (2-layer)package moist butter recipe cake mix
1 cup (2sticks) butter, softened
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup chopped pecans (optional)
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Vanilla Glaze:
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1 tablespoon (or more) milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
To prepare the cake, generously grease the bottom of a 9 X 13 inch cake pan. Reserve 1/2 cup of the dry cake mix. Combine the remaining cake mix, butter, eggs and sour cream in a large mixing bowl and beat at medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping the bowl occasionally. Spread one-half of the batter in the prepared pan. Mix the reserved cake mix, brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle over batter. Drop the remaining batter by dollops over the pecan mixture and carefully spread to cover. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until the cake is a deep golden brown and springs back when lightly touched.
To prepare the glaze, mix the confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon milk and the vanilla in a bowl until thin enough to drizzle, adding additional milk one teaspoon at a time if needed. Poke several holes in the top of the warm cake with a fork. Spread the glaze over the top of the cake. Let stand for 1 hour to cool completely and then cover to store.
Serves 12
8 comments:
Holy cow, that recipe sounds awesome. However, I will probably never try making it, as I can't have stuff like that laying around my house. It's waaayyy too dangerous! Yikes, 2 sticks of butter?! Mmmmmmm...no wonder they're so bad for you! Darn! :)
Yes...it is sinful...that's why it is a good choice to bring to someone else's house...you get a little taste and then you leave it at their home to take over their thighs!
My fave is the "generously grease" part...LOL!
And Ann--all I could think of when reading this post was Clare's baby shower, and all the Honey Buns as favors!:)
Ha,Ha...grease generously!!
Also--totally forgot we used Honey Buns for favors...so here I was making a total jab at the white trashness of bringing H.B. to a party...and at my own daughter's shower we gave them out... guess I just loves me some honey buns...store bought or baked!!
oops...generously grease!
These would not make it out of my house! Except later! On my thighs! There's no honey in honeybuns?
I say no shame in lovin those things, Ann!!! Store bought OR baked.
Will you bring some for me this weekend, or what?
:)
This weekend it will be Poppy seed cake...from the same recipe book and oh so delish...maybe for Memorial Day weekend we will break out the Honey Bun cake :-)
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