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Close up fork in a piece of tender honey bun cake filled with pumpkin and a brown sugar and pecan filling.
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Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake

Simple ingredients and a box of cake mix come together in ten minutes to make a Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake with a sweet brown sugar-pecan swirl in the center.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 16 pieces
Calories 332kcal
Author Jennifer Osterholt

Ingredients

Cake Batter

  • 15.25 ounces butter cake mix
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree

Honey Bun Filling

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/3 cup pecans chopped

Icing

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 - 4 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  • Coat a 9 x 13" pan with non-stick cooking spray and preheat oven to 350℉.

Cake Batter

  • In a mixing bowl stir together cake mix, sour cream, oil, eggs and vanilla.
    15.25 ounces butter cake mix, 3/4 cup sour cream, 3/4 cup vegetable oil, 4 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Add pumpkin and mix well.
    1 cup pumpkin puree
  • Pour half of the batter in the 9 x 13" dish.

Filling

  • Mix together brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
    1 cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • Stir in chopped pecans.
    1/3 cup pecans
  • Sprinkle over half of the batter in the cake pan.
  • Pour remaining batter over the filling. Use a butter knife to swirl together.

Icing

  • Mix together powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon of milk at a time until the icing has reached the desired consistency. Drizzle over a warm, but not hot cake.
    1 cup powdered sugar, 3 - 4 tablespoons milk

Nutrition

Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 222mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 2517IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1mg