Looking for an easy warming cake? This Cinnamon Roll Cake is a festive addition to the table! This cake would be great with a hot cup of coffee or cider! It is the perfect combination of a dense cake with the flavors of a cinnamon roll. It is just a few ingredients and will please any cinnamon lover.

Easy as always, this Cinnamon Roll Cake comes together in just one bowl. No mixer needed, so perfect for a last minute treat. I like to bake this in a pie dish so that when you swirl the cinnamon filling in, it looks like one large cinnamon roll…..YUM

What you need to make this Cinnamon Roll Cake recipe

This cake recipe is very simple and most likely you will have all of these items in your refrigerator or pantry!

• flour
• salt
• sugar
• baking powder
• milk
• 1 egg
• vanilla
• butter
• cinnamon
• powdered sugar

How to make this easy Cinnamon Roll Cake

First, in a large bowl combine all of the dry ingredients and mix. Then add the egg, milk, and vanilla to the dry ingredients. Then slowly stir in the melted butter. Pour batter into a greased pie dish.

Then for the cinnamon filling, just whisk the cinnamon and melted butter together and pour over cake batter. Use a butter knife and swirl into batter. Bake at 350 degrees until toothpick comes out clean. 

Once the cake is done baking, make the vanilla glaze and pour over the cake while still warm. ENJOY!!

Cinnamon Roll Cake

This easy cinnamon roll cake comes together in one bowl with pantry staples.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Servings 8 serving

Ingredients

  

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup melted butter

Cinnamon Filling

• 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp melted butter

Vanilla Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

 

• Combine cake dry ingredients.
• Add egg, milk, and vanilla to dry ingredients and mix.
• Slowly stir in melted butter until well combined.
• Pour batter into a greased pie dish or cake pan.
• In a separate bowl, combine 1/2 tbsp cinnamon and 2 tbsp of melted butter and whisk.
• Pour cinnamon mixture over the cake batter and swirl in a circular motion using a butter knife.
• Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
• After pulling cake out of oven, combine powdered sugar, milk and vanilla and whisk until a glaze forms.
• Pour glaze over cake while still warm.
• ENJOY

Keyword cake, christmas breakfast, cinnamon cake, cinnamon roll, cinnamon roll cake

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