This cinnamon roll cake takes your favorite breakfast treat and puts it in cake form. With buttery cinnamon swirls and a sweet glaze, this cake is sure to be a new favorite!
A cake version of classic cinnamon rolls. If you’re looking for a shortcut, this recipe is it! Still gooey, glazed and filled with brown sugar and cinnamon. And if you like this, you’ll love our cinnamon roll bites too!
Quick + Easy cinnamon ROll cake
This next breakfast recipe is a family favorite. Imagine a Cinnamon Roll in cake form. I can tell you right now that it is AMAZING!
That’s what today’s cinnamon roll cake is – a simple and delicious cake that tastes like a cinnamon roll. It’s pretty much a family favorite and has become a favorite, just like our easy coffee cake recipe.
Today’s cinnamon cake recipe is seriously so gooey and delicious. We have made it so many times that it has become a holiday morning must-have. If you love the idea of a cake version of cinnamon rolls, then you have to try this recipe.
how to make CINNAMON roll CAKE
Making this cake is simple!! Yes – there is lots of butter, but that’s what it is so stinking delicious!
BATTER. To make this cinnamon casserole, begin by mixing the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, milk, eggs and vanilla together. From there, stir in the melted butter and pour into a greased 9×13 pan.
CINNAMON SWIRLS. Then you will mix your cinnamon topping ingredients together and drop over the cake. Swirl your topping and cake mixture with a knife going up and down the length of the pan (only inserting the knife a little).
BAKE. Bake at 350° F for about 30 minutes. While baking, make your glaze and drizzle over the warm cake.
Can you make cream cheese frosting for cinnamon roll cake? This recipe is more of a glaze, but you can definitely make a cream cheese frosting instead. We love the cream cheese frosting we use on our one hour cinnamon rolls. For that recipe, GO HERE.
Don’t say we didn’t warn you that this cinnamon cake is seriously addicting!
cinnamon cake tips + Tricks
Making ahead: We love making this fresh, so it’s warm, but you can make this ahead of time if needed. Just reheat in the oven for a few minutes to get warm before frosting so it melts right into the cake.
Storing: You can store the cake for up to 24 hours in advance by covering with foil or saran wrap and leaving on counter before reheating.
You can even freeze it. Just cover tightly in foil and keep in freezer for up to 3 months. You can reheat in the microwave or on a low temp in the oven.
I recommend serving this yummy treat when it’s warm because it just melts in your mouth and tastes just like regular Cinnamon Rolls! We love this cinnamon cake so much that we have it for Christmas every year. It’s just SO good!!
For more sweet breakfast recipes:
- Chocolate Chip Pancakes
- Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake
- Quick Coffee Cake
- Nutella Cinnamon Rolls
- Homemade Donuts
- Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll Ups
Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Cake
Cinnamon Topping
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 5 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Mix flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, milk, eggs and vanilla together.
- Stir in melted butter, slowly. Pour into greased 9x13 pan.
- Mix cinnamon topping ingredients. Drop over cake mixture evenly.
- Swirl your topping and cake mixture with a knife going up and down the length of the pan (but only inserting it in the cake mix a little - not all the way).
- Bake at 350 for 28-32 minutes.
- Mix glaze ingredients together. Drizzle over the cake while it's still warm. ENJOY!
I want to halve this recipe and bake in an 8×8 pan. How long would you suggest baking it for?
It will take a lot longer, since it is thicker in the 8×8. I am guessing around 45 min or longer.
If you are using half a recipe, then baking would be about the same time, maybe a few minutes less. I would “toothpick check” at 25 minutes. Since I’m single, I usually half 9×13 recipes, and use a 8″ round. It’s like using a cake mix and having the option to bake a 9×13 or two 8″ rounds.
Tastes just like a cinnamon roll but so much easier to make!
This yummy cake is definitely a hit in our home and I’ve made it for coworkers as well!
This is a family favorite, and my daughter learned how to make it recently! It’s so yummy, it doesn’t last long in our house!
This is on deck for Christmas morning. Thanks for the yum o!!!
This has amazing flavor and is so fluffy. I gave this to my daughter for the first time and she made audible num num noises while eating it. This is definitely her favorite
LOL..love to hear that!! Thank you for letting me know!
This was the best cake and so easy!
This is amazing – we’ve had it for dessert AND for breakfast!
Great recipe. My family loved this.
Best treat. I’s rather make this than cinnamon rolls. So good 😊
Much easier! Thank you!
Cake is good as it is.. I added 1 teaspoon + cinnamon to the batter as well. Glaze made it a little to sweet. As hubby said ” it’s so good that it’ll make a Jack rabbit jump up and slap a grizzly bear!” ( now, that’s a compliment!! )
Haha! That is a great compliment! 🙂 Thanks for sharing. I’m glad you all enjoyed the cake!
Extremely moist, easy to put together for quick dessert. Impressive to take with you to family dinners. Even if u smell up, I forgot the vanilla, so I just added it to the 2nd mix and cut it through a little deeper than normal. Turned out GREAT!
Thanks for sharing!! I’m so glad that you enjoyed the cake. This is one of my favorites too!
Kristyn, this recipe was a delight! Delicious and easy. Thank you!
You’re welcome!! I’m so glad that you enjoyed it!