This Honey Bun Cake is so simple to make, and we love the tradition of baking a Happy Birthday Jesus Cake on Christmas morning. SO good too!

Honey Bun Cake (or Happy Birthday Jesus Cake)

Of all the recipes included in the 12 Days of Christmas Baking Cookbook, I think this Honey Bun Cake is my favorite!

My friend Tiffany made this cake for our family soon after we had our third baby, and I remember eating nothing but Honey Bun Cake for two days straight! This is undoubtedly the yummiest, moistest, make-me-the-happiest breakfast cake ever, and now we make it for our Happy Birthday Jesus Cake on Christmas morning. (That was Tiffany’s idea too!)

🍽️ MENU TIP: This is one of the desserts featured in our Freezer Menu Planning Made Easy Set!

Happy Birthday Jesus Cake Ingredients:

yellow cake mix
sour cream
eggs
sugar
oil
brown sugar
cinnamon
powdered sugar
milk
vanilla

I bake it early Christmas Eve so it's done and marked off my to-do list, and you can imagine how yummy my kitchen smells the rest of the day (heavenly!) Let me know if you try it out. . . I love hearing which recipes you guys like, and I'm almost positive this one will become a favorite in your home too!

How to make Honey Bun Cake:

Gather up your ingredients and mix the cake mix, sour cream, eggs, sugar and oil until well combined. Grab a separate mixing bowl and mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon.

Pour 1/2 of the cake mixture into a prepared 9×13 pan. Then add the brown sugar cinnamon mixture over the cake mix.

Pour remaining cake batter on top of the cinnamon and brown sugar mixture. Then, bake at 275 for 50 – 60 minutes. While the cake is baking, mix the icing ingredients together and then pour over the cake once it has cooled slightly.

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