Honey Bun Cake from Scratch

Ingredients

• 0.75 cups butter , softened, divided
• 2 cups white sugar , divided
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon clear imitation vanilla extract
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1.25 cups sour cream
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2. 2

   Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with 2 tablespoons butter. Add 1/4 cup sugar; shake pan gently until sides are evenly coated with sugar.

3. 3

   Combine remaining 2/3 cup butter and 1 3/4 cup sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract.

4. 4

   Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Beat flour mixture into the butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating batter well after each addition.

5. 5

   Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.

6. 6

   Pour 1/3 of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle 1/2 of the brown sugar-cinnamon mixture over the batter. Repeat once more. Pour remaining batter on top. Swirl batter with a butter knife.

7. 7

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes; invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.