Strawberry Honeybun Cake
👩🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Prep Your Oven and Pan 📐🔥
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish generously with non-stick cooking spray or butter and set it aside.
Step 2: Mix the Ultra-Moist Batter 🥣✨
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the strawberry cake mix, 4 eggs, ¾ cup of oil, 8 oz of sour cream, and 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
- Using a hand mixer on medium speed, beat the ingredients together for about 2 minutes until the batter is smooth, thick, and beautifully pink.
- Pour half of this strawberry batter into the bottom of your prepared 9×13 dish, smoothing it into an even layer with a spatula.
Step 3: Create the “Honeybun” Swirl 🌀🍓
- In a small bowl, mix together the ⅓ cup of brown sugar and 1 tbsp of cinnamon.
- Sprinkle this cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly over the cake batter in the pan.
- Spoon the ⅓ cup of warmed strawberry jam in small dollops over the sugar layer.
- Carefully spoon the remaining half of the strawberry cake batter over the top, spreading it gently to cover the filling.
- Take a butter knife and gently swirl it through the layers in a figure-eight motion to create those classic, beautiful honeybun ribbons!
Step 4: Bake to Perfection ⏰🥖
- Pop the pan into the preheated oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
- The cake is ready when the edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs attached.
