How to make Honey Bun Cake? A cinnamon roll cake recipe

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

yellow cake mix

🥗Healthier: homemade cake batter

💰Cheaper: vanilla cake mix

Homemade batter can be healthier and cheaper.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Maple syrup can be more affordable.

Mix ground sugar with a few teaspoons of cinnamon in a bowl.

Add chopped pecans to the cinnamon sugar mixture if desired.

In a mixing bowl, combine the banana cake mix, 2/3 cup vegetable oil, 4 eggs, and 8 ounces of sour cream.

Beat the mixture together for a couple of minutes.

Spread half of the batter into a prepared baking dish.

Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture on top of the first layer of batter.

Top with the remaining batter.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for about 45 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.

For the topping, mix 1 cup of powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon of milk and a splash of vanilla.

Once the cake is cooked, prick the surface with a fork and pour the topping over it.

Let the cake cool for about 40 minutes before serving.

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