Strawberry Honeybun Cake with Strawberry Cream Icing

Ohhh yes! 🍓🍰✨ Strawberry Honeybun Cake with Strawberry Cream Icing—soft, swirly, sweet, and bursting with fresh strawberry flavor. It’s like the ultimate bakery-style treat you can make at home.

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🍓 Strawberry Honeybun Cake with Strawberry Cream Icing

Ingredients (9×13-inch pan)

Cake

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1½ tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp salt

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup buttermilk (or milk + 1 tsp vinegar)

• 1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries, chopped

Swirl

• ½ cup brown sugar

• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

• 2 tbsp melted butter

Strawberry Cream Icing

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 2–3 tbsp fresh strawberry puree

• 1–2 tsp milk (optional, for consistency)

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

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Instructions

1. Prepare the cake

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13-inch pan.

2. In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

3. In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.

4. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.

5. Mix in half the dry ingredients, then half the buttermilk, then the remaining dry ingredients, and finally the remaining buttermilk.

6. Gently fold in chopped strawberries.

2. Add the swirl

1. Mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter.

2. Pour cake batter into the pan.

3. Drop spoonfuls of the brown sugar mixture over the batter.

4. Swirl lightly with a knife or skewer for a marble effect.

3. Bake

• Bake 35–40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool slightly.

4. Make the icing

1. Mix powdered sugar, strawberry puree, and vanilla.

2. Add milk ½ tsp at a time until desired consistency.

5. Finish

• Drizzle icing over warm cake.

• Let set a few minutes, then slice and serve.

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Tips & Variations

• More strawberry flavor: Fold in freeze-dried strawberry powder or strawberry jam swirl.

• Extra moist: Add ½ cup sour cream or yogurt to the batter.

• Chocolate twist: Add a few chocolate chips to the batter or swirl with Nutella.

• Mini cakes: Bake in muffin tins for individual servings.

This cake is soft, sweet, and bursting with strawberry goodness—like a honeybun and strawberry shortcake had a delicious baby 😌🍓

I can also give a super-quick 1-bowl version that’s perfect for busy days but still has that swirl and icing magic. Do you want me to do that?