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Cinnamon Roll Cake

Published on December 14, 2017, Updated November 6, 2018 by Amanda | 4 Comments

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Cinnamon Roll Cake is a fun and easy take on the classic cinnamon roll! A delicious white cake recipe swirled with brown sugar and cinnamon and then topped with sweet cream cheese frosting!

Cinnamon Roll Cake is a fun and easy take on the classic cinnamon roll! A delicious white cake swirled with brown sugar and cinnamon and then topped with cream cheese frosting!

Do you love cinnamon rolls as much as I do? They are definitely my most favorite sweet breakfast treat. One year I decided I was going to surprise my family with from scratch cinnamon rolls on Easter morning. I got all my ingredients out, prepared the dough, and then read the rest of the recipe…and uh oh…they required two rises and being rolled out, which meant I was getting up at 3 am to prepare them! Major recipe reading fail!

Luckily, the cinnamon rolls were amazing, but I was definitely traumatized and never made yeasted cinnamon rolls ever again. When I was asked to prepare food for a big brunch at my church, I immediately thought I would make cinnamon rolls, but knew there had to be an easier method for feeding a crowd. I decided to try out a cinnamon roll cake and it was the perfect compromise between delicious cinnamon roll and an easy cake recipe!

This recipe is quick to throw together and makes your house smell amazing as it cooks. The cake part comes out doughy and dense like a cinnamon roll and the cinnamon brown sugar topping provides that gooey and unmistakable cinnamon roll flavor! A delicious bite of cinnamon roll cake with cream cheese frosting

I prefer my cinnamon rolls topped with a cream cheese frosting, so that’s what I did here as well. I love the tang against the sweet flavor of the cake. Like a cinnamon roll, there is just a thin layer of icing. It is not thick like you would have on a cake. If you want more frosting, definitely double the recipe.

Cinnamon Roll Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This cake is definitely more dessert-like then breakfast-like and would be perfect for brunch or after dinner! Or you could definitely just have a big piece with your morning coffee…who am I to judge 🙂

A slice of cinnamon roll cake with cream cheese frosting

Cinnamon Roll Cake

Amanda Dorich
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

For the cake

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar 
  • 4 tsp  baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cup  milk
  • 2  eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cups butter melted

For the topping

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 12 tablespoons butter mostly melted 

For the frosting

  • 4 ounces of cream cheese room temperature
  • 4  tablespoons of butter room temperature
  • 1 cup of powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1  tablespoon milk    

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with non-stick spray.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, add all cake ingredients except for melted butter. Mix on medium speed for 2-3 minutes, or until no lumps remain. Slowly add in melted butter in two increments and mix well after each addition. 
  • Pour cake batter into cake pan.
  • In a small bowl, add all topping ingredients. Stir well. Pour mixture over cake batter.
  • Using a butter knife, swirl the topping throughout the cake. Make sure to swirl all the way to the bottom.
  • Put cake in the oven and bake for 28-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Bake for additional time if necessary.
  • Allow cake to cool. While cooling, add cream cheese and butter to a bowl. Using either a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat on medium until well combined and fluffy. Add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. Beat again until light and fluffy. 
  • Once cake is cool, add frosting. 
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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Amanda blogs at Old House to New Home where she shares easy ways to eat, create, and decorate, all while raising two young girls! Amanda is a Spanish teacher, wife to a great husband, and mommy to the two most beautiful little girls! Amanda loves food, traveling, and transforming their 115 year old house into their home.

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  1. Emily Hutson says

    March 13, 2019 at 3:51 pm

    I would love to make this as a layer cake. Do you think this would adapt to about 2 round 8″ pans?

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    • Kristin says

      March 14, 2019 at 11:57 am

      Typically that would work, but I can’t say that I’ve personally tried it with this recipe.

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  2. Whispers says

    April 19, 2018 at 11:56 am

    By far my favorite recipe to make… ever! Comes out perfect every time I make it, and it’s so much easier to make than actual cinnamon rolls… Never seems to last more than a day in my household lol

    Reply
  3. Natalie says

    December 15, 2017 at 3:33 am

    This cake looks so good and easy to make! I love the idea of cinnamon roll in a one beautiful, homey cake 🙂

    Reply

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