Lane’s Honeybun Cake
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Hey! I have an updated version of this post with beautiful photos. If you’d rather see that one, click here.
Lane’s Honeybun cake is a delicious treat!
We have a VERY SPECIAL guest blogger today – my seven year old nephew, Lane! Let me tell ya, no one has ever been prouder to be on Southern Plate than him. I had no idea that he wanted to post until my sister said a few weeks ago “Lane thinks if he makes his Honey Bun Cake and takes pictures you’ll put him on Southern Plate.” My immediate response was “Well of course, I will!” My mother helped him make this cake and she took all of the photos. She says:
Nothing thrills me more than knowing that kids read this site. I have several parents who list Southern Plate among one of the few websites they allow their children to go to and I want to let you all know that this is a great honor for me and one I do not take lightly. Southern Plate is and always will be a family friendly site and children will always be honored guests. The next generation keeps past generations alive. If you are a kid who reads Southern Plate, thank you from the bottom of my heart!
All of your kids are welcome on Southern Plate. If any of your children see this post and wants to be featured on the site, simply upload a photo of them to my Southern Plate Family page on Facebook and I’ll put them in a post as a “Featured Reader Of The Day”.
Hello Lane!!
Here are the ingredients for Lane’s Honey Bun Cake: 1 Box yellow cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, sour cream, brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon, honey.
For the glaze you’ll also need: Confectioner’s sugar, Milk, and Vanilla.
Mix together: Cake mix, Eggs, Oil, and Sour Cream.
Beat with an electric mixer on about medium for about two minutes.
Prepare the topping by measuring out brown sugar..
And mixing it in a bowl with cinnamon and pecans.
Mix that up really well. See how focused he is?
Spread cake batter in a greased 9×13 inch pan. Drizzle 1/4 C honey over batter.
You can approximate the honey :).
Spoon topping ingredients over this.
Take a butter knife and cut through the top a bit in a swirl pattern to combine it just a weeee bit.
Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes, or until done.
Once done, it will look like this.
and if kids are around, they will smell it and smile like this, too!
Prepare a glaze of confectioners sugar, water, and vanilla.
Just place them all in a bowl and stir until well combined and smooth.
Spoon over warm cake.
Grin like a Cheshire Cat!
Take a bite…
Think about whether or not it is as good as it smells…
Decide that it DEFINITELY is…
And KICK UP YOUR HEELS!!!
I think I’m gonna eat my next meal like this…
Ingredients
- 1 box plain yellow cake mix
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
Topping
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/3 cup brown sugar I prefer dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
Glaze
- 2 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a large bowl, place all the cake ingredients together and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.1 box plain yellow cake mix, 1 cup sour cream, 3/4 cup vegetable oil, 4 large eggs
- Spread the cake batter into a greased 9x13 pan.
- Stir together the dry filling ingredients in a small bowl and sprinkle it over the cake batter. Drizzle honey over the pecan mixture. Pull a knife through batter to swirl filling into it.1/4 cup honey, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes or until it tests done.
- Stir together the glaze ingredients until there aren't any lumps. Drizzle over the warm cake.2 cups confectioner's sugar, 1/3 cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Nutrition
What you learn…teach….what you get….give!
Submitted by I Play Outside The Box, to submit your quote, click here.
Christy, can you put the Save this Recipe button on here please? I would love to save this in my recipe file. Thanks!
I just did. Ruth, thank you so much for letting me know!!!! And in such a sweet way!! ~hugs~
Hi Lane,
I am SUPER IMPRESSED with your baking skills! I have a little grandson being born in February and I am going to teach him to bake too! I am going to make your cake on Wednesday morning, bright and early, to take to my knitting group. That way it will be warm and lovely to share…and THANK YOU for sharing this….
Hugs from Debbe in Coldwater, Ontario, Canada
I LOVE THIS WEBSITE!!! You make me smile, and you have FABULOUS recipes! OMGoodness! I made the Crock Pot Apple Butter yesterday and when my sis and her hubby arrived they could not believe how great the house smelled. Suffice it to say that the apple butter was a huge hit with the corn meal muffins I had made and they went home with a nice large jar of it…and as soon as I have had my coffee I am stirring some of it into my morning oatmeal!! YUM! Thanks for all you do!! Debbe in Ontario, Canada
I tried this cake for the first time when I made it for a charity bake sale. It was a big hit so now I’m doing it again in a large number and again for the same reason. I got raves about the cake and this time I intend to try a piece for myself. Even we diabetics like an occasion sweet:) It sure made the house smell wonderful while baking, too. Thanks for a real winner and such an easy recipe!
Lane – I made this cake this weekend and it was GREAT!!! Such a handsome guy you are, and can cook too!! WOW! I just found this web site last week, and your cake is the first thing I made from here -Keep on cooking and we will see you on Food Network in a few years!!
Christy, what a great auntie you are. My kids love to cook too and this sounds like a terrific cake to make with them. Thank you so much Lane for doing with demo for us. Keep up the good work.
WOW, Lane, I never had anything like this. I can’t wait to make it for our Thanksgiving table…….and I can’t wait to tell them that it’s Lane’s Honey Bun Cake. Great job. My son always loved to bake with me & now he has three little girls that he’s teaching to bake too. Thanks for sharing!