Prepare to fall in love with this cozy, cinnamon-swirled honey bun cake.

A classic honey bun cake starts with a yellowcake mix, but our version is anything but ordinary.

This will keep the sugar from burning if it touches the pan edges.

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A powdered sugar-vanilla drizzle is an optional, but makes an extra-sweet finishing touch.

Learn how to make honey bun cake and fun variations for future bakes.

Honey bun cake is inspired by classic honey bunsfried confections that were a beloved part of countless childhoods.

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you’re free to also wrap individual slices and freeze for up to three months.

Pop into the microwave and enjoy a slice whenever the mood calls for it.

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Ingredients

Baking spray with flour

1(15.25-oz.)

3 - 4Tbsp.whole milk

Directions

Prepare oven and Bundt pan:

Preheat oven to 350F.

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Spray a 10- to 15-cup Bundt pan with baking spray.

Add batter to Bundt pan:

Spoon half of the batter into prepared Bundt pan.

Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over cake batter about 1/4-inch from edges.

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Top with remaining batter.

Use a knife to swirl brown sugar layer into batter.

Transfer pan to a wire rack, and cool 10 minutes.

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Remove cake from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack, about 1 hour.

Drizzle over cooled cake.

Southern Living Honey Bun Cake adding the brown sugar mixture to the cake batter

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Southern Living Honey Bun Cake swirling the sugar mixture into the batter

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Southern Living Honey Bun Cake in the pan after baking

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Southern Living Honey Bun Cake after baking on the cooling rack

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Southern Living Honey Bun Cake whisking together the glaze

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Southern Living Honey Bun Cake after adding the glaze

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