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Strawberry honey bun cake and fresh strawberries on white plates next to a glass of milk.
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Strawberry Honey Bun Cake

This moist strawberry honey bun cake recipe with cake mix, cream cheese, and butter is so easy to make. Topped with an oh so pink strawberry icing.  
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowls
  • Hand Mixer
  • Measuring Tools
  • Rubber Spatula or Mixing Spoon
  • Toothpick
  • 9x13 Baking Dish
  • Motor and Postal / Mini Food Processor / Rolling Pin and Zipper Bag

Ingredients

Cake Batter

  • 15.25 Box Strawberry Cake Mix
  • ½ Cup Butter (Softened)
  • 8oz Block Cream Cheese (Softened)
  • ¼ Cup Vegetable Oil
  • 4 Eggs
  • Extra Butter or Oil To Grease Baking Pan

Strawberry Cinnamon Sugar Filling

  • ⅔ Cup White Sugar
  • 1-2 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1oz Freeze Dried Strawberries

Strawberry Icing or Glaze

  • 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • ¼ Cup Strawberry Glaze or Topping
  • 2-3 tablespoon Water (extract if needed)
  • Touch of Honey (Optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325℉.

Make Strawberry Cinnamon Sugar Filling

  • In a motor and pestle, pound the freeze dried strawberries to a fine powder.
  • Add the sugar and ground cinnamon. Mix until combined and set aside.

Make Cake Batter

  • In a mixing bowl with a hand mixer on low-medium speed, cream together softened cream cheese and butter until smooth.
  • Add cake mix, eggs, and oil. Mix for about 2 minutes.

Layer

  • Grease the 9x13 baking pan baking pan with butter or oil.
  • Spread about half of the cake batter in the the baking pan.
  • Sprinkle strawberry cinnamon sugar mixture.
  • Top with the remaining cake batter, spreading evenly.
  • Place into the oven and bake for about 40-45 minutes. Until a tooth comes out clean with a slight crumb.

Make Strawberry Icing or Glaze

  • In a small bowl mix together powdered sugar, strawberry glaze or topping, and water.
  • Mix until smooth. Add extra water if needed. Set aside.

Glaze The Cake With Icing

  • Remove the cake from the oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes.
  • With a toothpick poke holes in the cake.
  • Drizzle icing onto the hot cake. Smooth out evenly.
    Optional- Reserve some of the icing to drizzle on when serving.
  • Let the cake cool a bit. It's best served warmed with an extra drizzle of icing and fresh strawberries. Enjoy.