Quick Cinnamon Roll Cake

"Uses a cake mix to recreate the gooey goodness of cinnamon rolls without all the extra work. In my opinion, anything that combines cinnamon rolls with cake is a definite winner!"
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
18
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
  • Mix together cake mix, eggs, oil and sour cream. Pour into prepared baking pan.
  • In a separate bowl combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over cake batter then swirl into batter with a knife. The more you swirl, the more combined it will be so don't over-swirl otherwise the cinnamon/sugar will not be swirly.
  • Bake for 40 minutes.
  • For icing (optional) combine milk with icing sugar and mix thoroughly. Pour over slightly cooled (10-15 minutes on cooling rack) cake.

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Reviews

  1. This was good and fast. I prefer yeast-y cinnamon rolls, but that's definitely not fast. Next time, I think it would be better to put in 1/2 the batter, then 1/2 the cinnamon mix, repeat, and then swirl. Put 1 tsp vanilla in the icing and used Costco Saigon cinnamon which is pretty strong. Probably should have used part applesauce for the oil, but didn't.
     
  2. Easy AND delicious earning a 5 star rating. I substituted 3/4 c oil using 1/2 c oil and 1/4 c applesauce. I also used 1 c Truvia brown sugar and cinnamon for the streusel topping. I agree with previous posts about spreading 1/2 batter then use 1/2 of the streusel topping then batter and top off with remaining topping then swirl gently. I only used one half of the powdered sugar icing and milk. Cake was plenty sweet using half the icing. Next time I may add chopped pecans to streusel topping in a bunds pan. Hubby liked this recipe very much!! A sweet for my sweety!
     
  3. This was delicious, quick and easy. I used a sugar-free yellow cake mix and truvia brown sugar blend. I realized afterwards that they suggest using 1/2 the amount of truvia brown sugar blend as the amount of brown sugar called for in the recipe, so I did not frost the cake because it was very sweet. I doubled the cinnamon and subbed buttermilk for the sour cream. I look forward to trying it with the sour cream and seeing if there is a difference. I halved the recipe and cooked it for about 30 minutes.
     
  4. 5 stars! I made the icing with water (mis-read the recipe), otherwise made as written. I used one of the grocery stores own brand of butter cake mix (that cost 60 cents) and it worked a treat. I let the cake stand for about 15 minutes, stabbed about 20 holes all over it (using a chop stick) and added the icing on top. Thanks for posting - I am making this one again!
     
  5. Lol muffin tins. Not twins ;)
     
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Tweaks

  1. I used a sugar-free yellow cake mix and truvia brown sugar blend. I subbed buttermilk for the sour cream and doubled the cinnamon.
     
  2. Used a cream cheese frosting instead of icing
     

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i'm 25 years old and have had a passion for baking ever since i was 9 and baked my first mini whipped cream and fruit filled mini tarts. i am a dessert person all the way and a white chocolate lover. my biggest problem is that i like to bake so much that people around me can't eat fast enough to keep up. i have a baking blog at http://BUTTERCREAMBARBIE.blogspot.com
 
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