Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe

5 from 215 votes

Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe

Cinnamon roll cake is a favorite breakfast treat in cake form. With a quick prep and cook time it's on the table in no time!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Lil' Luna

Ingredients

Cake

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1½ cups milk
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup unsalted butter melted

Cinnamon Topping

¾ cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Glaze

2 cups powdered sugar sifted
5 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-x-13-inch baking dish.
In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, eggs, and vanilla together.
Slowly stir in melted butter and pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
Make the cinnamon topping: In another bowl, mix softened butter, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Dollop over the top of the cake mixture evenly.
Swirl your topping and cake mixture with a knife, only inserting it halfway into the cake batter and going up and down the length of the pan.
Bake for 28–32 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix all glaze ingredients together in a small bowl. Drizzle over the cake while it is still warm.

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Notes

Make ahead of time. We love making this fresh to serve warm, but you can also make it 24 hours in advance and store, unglazed, covered at room temperature. Just reheat it in the oven for a few minutes to get warm before drizzling with the glaze.

STORE. Allow homemade cinnamon roll cake to cool before covering it with foil or saran wrap and leaving it on the counter before reheating. If you are making it ahead of time, I recommend serving it within 24 hours but leftovers will keep for 3-4 days.

FREEZE. Let the easy cinnamon roll cake recipe cool and cover it tightly in plastic wrap and again with aluminum foil. It will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. You can reheat pieces in the microwave or the whole pan at a low temp in the oven.

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