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I really like making Cinnamon Rolls.
Love mixing the dough, rolling it out, watching them rise.
I adore the heavenly smell that wafts throughout my house and the sticky gooey-ness of each blissful bite.
But, my friends…there ain’t no denying it.
Cinnamon Rolls take a chunk of time to make, don’t they.
And it’s Christmas is this week, you know.
And you might need something FABULOUSLY tasty to make for your family’s Christmas morning breakfast of delight.
And you might not want to spend three hours doing it!
Don’t hang your head if you are planning on spending three hours on breakfast.
Don’t hang your head if you are planning on spending three hours on breakfast.
To each, her own.
Hold your head high if Cinnamon Rolls for Christmas morning are your thing.
You go girl. You are the bomb dot com.
You deserve a high five, three times over.
But if you would like to take a little load off,
and still enjoy the delightful flavors of a cinnamon roll
this Christmas morning…
Or any other morning, evening, afternoon or mid life crisis….
make this Cinnamon Roll cake!
Spend the 15 minutes it takes to assemble and then sit back and relax! It’s a cinnamon and butter delight, that will melt in your mouth with every bite. You most likely have all the ingredients to make it just sitting in your pantry this very second.
Make it.
Love it.
Be one with the the cinnamon and butter.
You won’t be sorry.
🙂 🙂 🙂
1. Into your stand mixer, or large mixing bowl put 3 C flour, 1/4 t salt, 1 C sugar, 4 t baking powder, 2 eggs
and 2 t vanilla. Pour the 1 1/2 C milk over the other ingredients and mix well.
2. While the mixer is still running slowly add the 1/2 C melted butter. Mix just until combined.
3. Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray and spread the batter out evenly in the pan.
4. To make the cinnamon filling use a small bowl and a wooden spoon to combine 1 C softened butter, 1 C brown sugar, 2 T flour and 1 T cinnamon.
5. Drop the cinnamon filling by spoonfuls onto the cake batter.
6. Take a butter knife and drag it through both the cinnamon and cake batter layers, making a pretty marble effect.
7. Bake this baby at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
8. In a small mixing bowl whisk together 2 C powdered sugar, 5 T milk and 1 t vanilla. Pour the glaze over the warm cinnamon cake. Serve warm, or at room temperature.
Enjoy this beauty!
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Ingredients
- CAKE:
- 3 C flour
- 1/4 t salt
- 1 C sugar
- 4 t baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 2 t vanilla
- 1 1/2 C milk
- 1/2 C butter, melted
- CINNAMON FILLING:
- 1 C butter, softened
- 1 C brown sugar
- 2 T flour
- 1 T cinnamon
- GLAZE:
- 2 C powdered sugar
- 5 T milk
- 1 t vanilla
Instructions
1. Into your stand mixer, or large mixing bowl put 3 C flour, 1/4 t salt, 1 C sugar, 4 t baking powder, 2 eggs and 2 t vanilla. Pour the 1 1/2 C milk over the other ingredients and mix well2. While the mixer is still running slowly add the 1/2 C melted butter. Mix just until combined.
3. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray and spread the batter out evenly in the pan.
4. To make the cinnamon filling use a small bowl and a wooden spoon to combine 1 C softened butter, 1 C brown sugar, 2 T flour and 1 T cinnamon.
5. Drop the cinnamon filling by spoonfuls onto the cake batter.
6. Take a butter knife and drag it through both the cinnamon and cake batter layers, making a pretty marble effect.
7. Bake this baby at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
8. In a small mixing bowl whisk together 2 C powdered sugar, 5 T milk and 1 t vanilla. Pour the glaze over the warm cinnamon cake. Serve warm, or at room temperature.
Enjoy this beauty!
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Easy fast cinn rolls….(1) Grab hot roll mix from baking aisle of local store (premeasured ingredients!!) (2) Mix up and let set about 5 min…or be in a hurry and move to next step (3) roll out large rectangle (schmear softened butter or melt it and pour on and spreadk (4) sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon (5) roll up into log, the tighter the more layers the roll will have (6) cut into 12 and put into buttered pan (7) let sit for about 10 minutes…or pop straight into oven…seriously, will still rise up fine as they cook! (8) while baking mix up drizzle of pwdr sugar and milk (I add a tiny bit peanut butter) (9) when golden take out, drizzle and resist the urge to burn tongue while they cool enough to remove from pan. VOILA!
What do you mean by a hot roll mix? Can you explain please.
Thanks
I am going to have to make this cake, it seems very easy and I love recipes from scratch – you know exactly what you're putting into it. BUTTER = FAT but at least you know it!! Enjoy it too 😀
AWESOME!! I was just thinking about the cinnamon rolls I need to make this week and I might just do this instead!! Thanks!!!
Santa always leaves us the refrigerated pillsbury cinnamon rolls. But with a recipe this easy and delicious, I'll ask him to leave us some OJ instead!
HI Jamie,
Would almond work just as well as vanilla for the glaze?
Jamie, I just made your delicious toffee–such goodness- and I am sooo very happy to see a easy solution for Christmas morning. I can hardly wait! Oh wait–I might just have to do a 'trial' and make some today. (just to check it out, of course.) Thanks for all your delicious recipes and for sharing them. Happy Holidays to you and your family. Nisey
I have a similar recipe; the cake is the same, but the filling and glaze are a bit lower in calories. Try this:
Cinnamon Filling:
1 cube butter, melted
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 Tbl. flour
2-3 tsp. cinnamon
Mix together and pour in rows onto batter; swirl with a knife. Bake in 375 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. Glaze while hot.
Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1-2 Tbl. milk
3/4 tsp. vanilla
Stephanie G- How much is a cube of butter?
randumbredhead,
A cube of butter is equal to 1/2 Cup.
~Jamie
Anonymous,
I think almond extract would be great. Let me know if you try it and how you like it. Have a great day!
~Jamie
I saw this same cake on youtube a few days ago (divascancook)!! It looks amazing!!
P.S. Remember that not only females follow your blog and not only females cook/bake for their family :).
Oh that looks so delicious!! Going to have to make that sometime.