Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
24 rolls
ingredients
- 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast (4 1/2 teaspoons)
- 2 1⁄2 cups warm water (120 - 130 degrees)
- 1 (18 1/4 ounce) red velvet box cake mix (check your box size-about 2 1/4 cups dry mix)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 cups flour
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For the cinnamon sugar mixture
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2⁄3 cup butter, room temperature
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For the cream cheese icing
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the yeast and water until dissolved.
- Add the cake mix, vanilla, salt and flour. Mix well – the dough will be slightly sticky.
- Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Let rise for one hour. Punch down the dough and allow to rise again for another 45 minutes.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a large rectangle about 1/4-inch thick. Spread the butter all over the dough evenly.
- In a medium bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture over the butter.
- Roll up like a jellyroll, starting on the long edge. Slice into 24 equal pieces.
- Grease two 9x13-inch baking pans. Arrange the cinnamon roll slices in the pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through.
- While the cinnamon rolls are baking, prepare the cream cheese icing by creaming the cream cheese and butter in a medium mixing bowl until creamy. Mix in the vanilla. Gradually add the powdered sugar.
- Generously apply the cream cheese icing to the warm red velvet cinnamon rolls.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!