Best Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake #cake #pumpkin

Honeybuns are a cherished childhood favorite for so many of us. When it comes to fond food memories, they rank right up there next to snow cones and root beer floats. I am slowly, but surely rounding all of these favorites up and healthifying them.

This wonderfully, moist and tender snack has all the elements needed to be reminiscent of a genuine honey bun cake but the pumpkin spice twist just transports it to a new realm this time of year. Like all of the recipes posted on this blog, I tested this one thoroughly. I shared the finished product around to people in 4 separate families and got a solid thumbs up from all involved with comments like, “You could serve this at Thanksgiving and no one would even know it was sugar free,” and from my biggest fan, “You did it again sweetie”. So yay, and I hope y’all Enjoy!

Best Pumpkin Honey Bun Cake

Ingredients

• 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3/4 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
2. In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, eggs, sour cream, pumpkin and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Spread half of the batter in pan (about 2 1/4 cups).
3. In small bowl, stir together brown sugar, pecans and remaining 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; sprinkle evenly over batter in pan. Carefully pour and spread remaining batter evenly over pecan mixture.
4. Bake 38 to 42 minutes or until deep golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven to cooling rack. In another small bowl, stir powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until thin enough to spread. Prick entire surface of warm cake with fork. Carefully spread powdered sugar mixture over warm cake. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Store covered.

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