Honey Bun Pound Cake

Name: Honey Bun Pound Cake
Ingredients: FOR THE CAKE:; 2 cups Unsalted Butter, Softened; 2 cups White Granulated Sugar; 1/4 cups Honey; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 6 whole Eggs, Room Temperature; 3-3/4 cups All-purpose Flour; 1/8 teaspoons Salt; 1/2 cups Whole Milk; FOR THE FILLING:; 1/4 cups Chopped Pecans; 1/4 cups Packed Light Brown Sugar; 1/2 cups Ground Cinnamon; FOR THE GLAZE:; 2 Tablespoons Butter; 1/4 cups Honey; 1/4 cups Packed Light Brown Sugar; FOR THE ICING:; 4 Tablespoons Heavy Cream; 1 cup Powdered Sugar; 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

21 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:
2 cups Unsalted Butter, Softened
2 cups White Granulated Sugar
1/4 cups Honey
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
6 whole Eggs, Room Temperature
3-3/4 cups All-purpose Flour
1/8 teaspoons Salt
1/2 cups Whole Milk
FOR THE FILLING:
1/4 cups Chopped Pecans
1/4 cups Packed Light Brown Sugar
1/2 cups Ground Cinnamon
FOR THE GLAZE:
2 Tablespoons Butter
1/4 cups Honey
1/4 cups Packed Light Brown Sugar
FOR THE ICING:
4 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
1 cup Powdered Sugar
1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Directions

1

For the cake:
2

Preheat oven to 325 F degrees. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan; set aside.
3

In a large bowl using a mixer, cream together butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add honey and vanilla extract; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
4

Combine flour and salt in a medium bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternating with milk. Begin and end with the flour mixture. Mix on low until mixture is blended.
5

Spread half of the batter into the prepared pan.
6

In a small bowl, mix together ingredients for filling. Sprinkle filling mixture evenly over batter. Top with remaining batter.
7

Bake for 1 hour and 15 to 20 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
8

To make the glaze: Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium low heat. Add honey and brown sugar. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until sugar melts.
9

Remove cake from pan, place on a wire rack set over a pan, wax paper, or newspaper. Pour glaze on top of cake. Continue to let cake cool completely.
10

To make the icing: Whisk together cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Drizzle or pipe over completely cooled cake.