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Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake

Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake is a fantastic fall snack cake that can easily be made with a box of cake

  • Serves 12
  • Prep 15 minutes
  • Cook 35 minutes
  • Total 50 minutes

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Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake

Very similar to this ever popular Honey Bun Cake, but with pumpkin and fall spices added.

Start With A Box Of Cake Mix

For this recipe, you will use a box of yellow cake mix. I use Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker. Starting with a box of cake mix greatly simplifies this recipe and makes it virtually fool proof. To the cake mix you’ll add vegetable oil, eggs, canned pumpkin, sour cream, and pumpkin spice mix.

Piece of cake and bowl full of pecans.

Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Filling

For some honey bun flavor, a mixture of brown sugar, pecans, and cinnamon gets layered in the middle of the cake. If you want, you can use chopped walnuts instead of pecans.

Simple Glaze

The cake is finished with an easy 3-ingredient powdered sugar glaze for extra sweetness.

Brown sugar/pecan mixture sprinkled over batter.

How To Make Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake

(More detailed instructions in recipe card below.)

  1. Mix the cake batter ingredients together.
  2. Spread half the batter in a greased 9×13-inch baking dish.
  3. Combine brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon and sprinkle on top.
  4. Spread the remaining batter on top of the brown sugar mixture.
  5. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
  6. Whisk together the glaze ingredients and drizzle glaze on top of cake.
Just baked cake in a 9x13-inch pan.

How To Serve

This Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake works either as a dessert recipe or as a breakfast/brunch recipe. Great with a glass of milk or cup of coffee.

Recipe Tip

Be sure to use canned pumpkin and not pumpkin pie filling for this recipe.

Piece of Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake on a small plate.

Recommended Equipment

  • Hand-Held or Stand Mixer
  • 9×13-inch Baking Dish

How To Store

Can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days.

Close-up of piece of cake.

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Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake

Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake is a fantastic fall snack cake that can easily be made with a box of cake mix. It has lots of fall spices and a sweet glaze.

  • Serves 12
  • Prep 15 minutes
  • Cook 35 minutes
  • Total 50 minutes

Ingredients

Cake Batter

  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Filling

  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Glaze

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray with flour.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, beat cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, sour cream, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice for 2 minutes at medium speed.

  3. 3

    Spread half the batter in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

  4. 4

    In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar, pecans, and cinnamon. Sprinkle on top of batter.

  5. 5

    Spread the rest of the batter on top of the pecan mixture.

  6. 6

    Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.

  7. 7

    In a medium bowl, whisk together the glaze ingredients until smooth. Add a little more milk if too thick. Pour glaze over warm cake.

Equipment

  • 9×13-inch baking dish
  • Hand-held electric mixer

Nutrition

  • Calories465 kcal
  • Carbohydrates68 g
  • Protein5 g
  • Fat20 g
  • Saturated Fat4 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat8 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat7 g
  • Trans Fat0.2 g
  • Cholesterol68 mg
  • Sodium347 mg
  • Potassium151 mg
  • Fiber2 g
  • Sugar48 g
  • Vitamin A2545 IU
  • Vitamin C1 mg
  • Calcium140 mg
  • Iron2 mg

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