Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll Cake
This cake is so good. Inspired by Cinnabon’s cinnamon rolls, this is a dessert for cinnamon fans. Vanilla is another flavor in this delicious cake and the recipe also includes chopped nuts to add texture.
Ingredients
- 3 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups plus 5 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup finely chopped pecans walnuts or mixed nuts
- 2 eggs
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons milk
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 sticks butter at room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Mix 3 cups of the flour with the white sugar, baking soda, salt, eggs, 2 teaspoons of the vanilla, and the milk.
- Stir in the melted butter gradually, then pour the batter into a greased 13x9-inch baking dish.
- Now combine the 2 sticks of room temperature butter with the brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts, and 2 tablespoons of the flour in another bowl.
- Once well combined, drop tablespoons of the Cinnamon and nut mixture over the cake batter in the baking dish.
- Use a sharp knife to swirl it throughout the cake.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out almost clean and the cake is pulling away from the pan edges a bit.
- Whisk the milk, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
- Drizzle it over the cake while still warm.
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