Best Cinnamon Bun Cake Recipes

CINNAMON ROLL CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and baking powder.
• In another bowl, mix together the milk, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredient and mix just until combined.
• Once mixed, slowly pour in the melted butter.
• Pour into a greased 9x13 pan.
• For the topping, mix all the ingredients together until well combined.
• Drop or pour (depending on how soft the butter is) evenly over the batter and swirl with a knife.
• Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth.
• Drizzle the glaze over the warm cake.
• Serve the cake warm.

BEST EVER CINNAMON BUNS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water, and let stand for 3 minutes. Add cake mix, 1 cup flour, eggs, oil, and salt; beat well. Stir in remaining flour until a soft dough forms.
• Knead on well floured surface for about 5 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, and turn to coat the dough surface. Let rise until doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Punch down, and divide into two equal parts. Roll out each section on a lightly floured surface. Spread each with softened butter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
• Roll up like jelly rolls and cut buns 1 1/2 inches thick with a piece of dental floss or a dull knife. Place in greased baking pans, and allow to rise until doubled.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, combine confectioners sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, vanilla, and milk. Remove baked buns from oven and drizzle with frosting.

CINNABON® CINNAMON ROLL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix 3 cups flour, milk, white sugar, eggs, baking powder, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and salt together in a large bowl until well-combined. Stir in 1/4 cup melted butter. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Beat 1 cup softened butter, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and cinnamon together in a large bowl until smooth. Drop by spoonfuls over the batter in the baking pan. Swirl the top layer into the bottom layer with a knife to create a marble effect.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out nearly clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Mix confectioners' sugar, milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a large bowl until smooth. Drizzle over warm cake.

CINNAMON BUN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease WELL 2 9" round cake pans.
• For Brown Sugar Layer combine ingredients and spread into each pan to within 2 inches of the edge.
• Combine all the ingredients for the cake and mix on medium speed until fluffy, approximately 2 minutes. Pour one cup batter into separate bowl and divide remaining batter into the pans.
• For Brown Sugar Swirls combine the reserved batter with cinnamon and brown sugar. Drop by tablespoons onto the batter in the pans. Swirl, being careful not to stir up the brown sugar layer.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes then remove and cool on racks.
• Place one cake sugar side up on plate and frost the center. Top with remaining cake, sugar side down and frost the rest of the cake.

BEST CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm milk. In another bowl, combine sugar, butter, eggs, salt, yeast mixture and 2 cups flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Mix brown sugar and cinnamon. Punch down dough; divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 portion into an 11x8-in. rectangle. Brush with 2 tablespoons butter; sprinkle with half the brown sugar mixture to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Cut into 8 slices; place in a greased 13x9-in. pan, cut side down. Cover with a kitchen towel. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350°., Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool on wire racks., For frosting, beat butter, cream cheese, vanilla and salt until blended; gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over tops. Refrigerate leftovers.

CINNAMON ROLL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil; generously grease foil with shortening. Sprinkle clean kitchen towel (not terrycloth) generously with powdered sugar (about 1/4 cup); set aside.
• In small bowl, mix all filling ingredients; spread evenly over foil on bottom of pan or press in with fingertips. In large bowl, beat eggs with electric mixer on high speed 5 minutes or until thick and lemon colored, scraping bowl occasionally. Gradually beat in granulated sugar until light and fluffy, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in water and 2 teaspoons vanilla. On low speed, beat in flour, baking powder and salt just until smooth, scraping bowl occasionally. Carefully spread batter evenly over filling in pan.
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center.
• With knife, immediately loosen cake edges from foil; turn upside down onto towel sprinkled with powdered sugar. Cool 2 minutes. Slowly peel foil away, scraping any cinnamon mixture that sticks to foil back onto cake. While cake is hot, starting with short side, carefully roll up cake using towel to aid rolling, but not incorporating towel into cake roll. Wrap outside of cake roll with towel. Place on cooling rack; cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat; remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in water, a teaspoon at a time, until consistency of a thick glaze. Spoon glaze over top of cake roll, allowing some to flow down sides.

CINNABON CINNAMON ROLL CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• With a hand or stand mixer, combine flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, milk, eggs and vanilla. Once combined, mix in melted butter.
• Pour batter into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, mix together softened butter, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon until combined.
• Drop by spoonfuls over the batter and use a knife to swirl cinnamon topping into the cake for a marbling effect.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Whisk together all glaze ingredients until smooth and drizzle over warm cake.
• Cut into slices and serve.