🍠 Sweet Potato Honey Bun Cake

🍠 Sweet Potato Honey Bun Cake

🍠 Sweet Potato Honey Bun Cake

A warm, cinnamon-swirled, sweet-potato-blended cake with a sticky honey glaze that tastes like a hug from the inside.

This Sweet Potato Honey Bun Cake is soft, moist, and full of buttery cinnamon goodness — the perfect mash-up of a classic honey bun and a Southern sweet potato dessert.
It’s cozy, crave-worthy, and perfect for holidays, potlucks, Sunday dinners, or when you want a cake that tastes like home.

⏱ Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes

  • Bake Time: 35–45 minutes

  • Total Time: ~1 hour

  • Servings: 12

🛒 Ingredients

Cake Batter

  • 1 box yellow cake mix

  • 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes (cooked & cooled)

  • ½ cup vegetable oil

  • ½ cup milk

  • 3 large eggs

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Cinnamon Sugar Swirl

  • 1 cup brown sugar

  • 2 tbsp ground cinnamon

  • ½ cup melted butter

Honey Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar

  • 2–3 tbsp honey

  • 2–3 tbsp milk (as needed for consistency)

  • ½ tsp vanilla extract

👩🏽🍳 Instructions

1. Make the Cake Batter

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13 baking pan.

  2. In a bowl, whisk together cake mix, mashed sweet potatoes, oil, milk, eggs, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.

2. Create the Cinnamon Swirl

  1. In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter.

  2. Mix until it resembles a thick pourable paste.

3. Assemble the Cake

  1. Pour half the cake batter into the pan.

  2. Spoon half the cinnamon mixture on top and gently swirl with a knife.

  3. Add the remaining cake batter, then swirl again with the rest of the cinnamon mixture.

4. Bake

Bake for 35–45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

5. Make the Honey Glaze

Whisk powdered sugar, honey, milk, and vanilla until smooth and drizzle-ready.
Adjust thickness with more milk or powdered sugar as needed.

6. Glaze & Serve

Pour glaze over the warm cake and let it soak into every swirl and crevice.
Slice into squares and enjoy!

🍽 Serving Suggestions

  • Serve warm with vanilla ice cream

  • Add chopped pecans to the swirl for texture

  • Drizzle extra honey on top for a sticky-sweet finish

🔥 Flavor Tip

Roast your sweet potatoes instead of boiling — it brings out caramelized sweetness that takes this cake to the next level.