Honey Bun Cake

Name: Honey Bun Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 20 servings
Ingredients: 1 package yellow or white cake mix (regular size); 4 large egg whites; 1 cup sour cream; 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 tablespoons 2% milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min.

Yield 20 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Fair warning: When you bring this moist, fluffy honey bun cake to potlucks and social events, it will disappear quickly.

Ingredients

1 package yellow or white cake mix (regular size)
4 large egg whites
1 cup sour cream
2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, combine dry cake mix, egg whites, sour cream and applesauce. Beat on low speed until moistened. Beat on medium for 2 minutes.
Pour half into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Cover with remaining batter; cut through with a knife to swirl. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
For glaze, combine confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth; drizzle over warm cake.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 185 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 204mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

I take along recipe cards to hand out when I bring this moist, fluffy cake to school socials. It always goes quickly. —Kathy Mayo, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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