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Upon seeing this cake on pinterest, it took me three days to make it. Here’s how it went.
Day one, unpack from vacation, stumble upon recipe, print recipe.
Day two, go to grocery store and purchase ingredients for recipe. Come home, plan on making this, but remember the awesome workout in the morning and decide to save calories for another day.
Day three, wake up lazy, skip workout, make cake. Eat cake. Eat more cake. Happiness.
This cake is worth every bite. And, in my book, it’s a fantastic breakfast. Cinnamon roll = Breakfast. So have your cake for breakfast tomorrow. You won’t regret it. Especially if you put on those stretchy pants first, you’ll never notice!
The original recipe is from Lady with the Red Rocker, she makes her cake in a 13×9 baking dish. She commented that she really enjoyed the outer edges best, so I chose to bake my cakes in two 8inch cake pans. Genius idea, because she is right, the chewy outer edge is fantastic! I ate my cakes up super quick (with a little help from the family, I think), but I bet you could cool these cakes and freeze them before you drizzle icing on them. Then, just like I do with cinnamon rolls, pop them in the oven to reheat and drizzle with icing. DELISH!
Ingredients
- 3 cup flour plus 2 Tbsp, divided
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 1/2 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp cinnamon
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Cakes:
For the Icing:
Instructions
- For the cake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 8inch cake pans, lining the bottom with parchment paper.
- In mixer, blend 3 cup flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, milk, eggs, vanilla and 1/4 cup melted butter. Divide batter evenly between cake pans.
- In another mixing bowl, beat 1 cup butter with brown sugar, 2 Tbsp flour, and cinnamon. Continue to beat until fully blended and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Using two tablespoons, drop butter mixture onto cake batter. Use a knife to swirl.
- Bake cakes for about 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pans 10 minutes. Flip cakes out onto serving plates.
- For icing, whisk the powdered sugar with 1/4 cup milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract. Drizzle over warmed cakes. Enjoy!
- adapted slightly from Lady with the Red Rocker
Copyright Shugary Sweets 2011-2013
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First of all, I was going to bake something else tomorrow, but you totally made me change my mind. I see now that I MUST make this cake. Second, I intended to make this for someone else but then thought, “How am I going to taste it then if I give it away?” Then, I saw that you had split the recipe into two cake pans. My problem’s solved now. One for them, and one for me.
Oh my, this looks SO GOOD. Totally pinning this to make for breakfast next weekend! I have my stretchy pants at the ready.
Yum. Yum. And MORE yum! I’m such a sucker for anything cinnamon…and of course cakey cinnamon bliss defintely catches my attention!
This cake is seriously my dream! Love it!
Oh my I just gained 5 pounds looking at the beautiful pictures. I think I would like to try this, maybe made and eat all by myself………..andi
Oh. My. God. I need this! If I workout can I eat both cakes?
Um… I am in love with the sound of this deliciousness!! Bookmarked!
Oh yum, this recipe looks awesome! I would love for you to link it up to my Recipe Party at The Sweet Spot.
I also procrastinate recipes. Sometimes you’re just not feeling it, ya know?
I can almost smell the cinnamon through the computer screen…
I made a cinnamon bun pie about 2 weeks ago but I cheated and used premade cinn rolls, then doctored them up (tons!) and baked. This looks so good and do-able without tons of time spent!
OH. MY. GAW.
Yes please!
Oh my goodness! This looks awesome. I’m on top of anything that has the cinnamon bun taste without the long wait of yeast bread baking. Pinning this one!
My family would adore these! Thanks for sharing
Now how in the world am I supposed to keep sugar out of my mind when you are posting awesomeness like this???
So ooey gooey and delicious looking…I love it!!!
Oh my! This looks so good!!! This would be soooooooo perfect with my coffee right now!!!!
My kids love it when I make stuff like this and consider it breakfast food! I’m going to pin this later today. Come, share at Must Try Monday. I’d love to see ya there!
This looks incredible! Definitely going to make this as soon as possible!!!
This looks amazing! Great with a cup of tea. Thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday
Looks sinful! Can’t wait to try this
I am a total cinnamon addict, so this looks like I’d devour half the cake in one sitting!
This is cinamon overload and therefore I love it
Great recipe!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Yesssssss! I have a thing for cinnamon rolls and this looks so easy and delish….and totally worth the calories.
Heaven on a plate! This just amde my day!
I imagine this is like eating sticky heaven. My family will love it. Printing recipe now!
Yum! I needed something to take for an event next week and this sounds perfect! ~Roberta
Yay! So glad you liked this cake! It really is to die for!!!
Thanks for the shout out!!! 
This looks delicious. I pinned it to My Recipes to Try
This looks amazing! I have pinned this recipe and will definitely be trying it soon! Thanks for sharing!
Visiting from A Southern Fairytale – Mouthwatering Mondays
I can’t wait to try this! It looks like heaven on a plate. Thanks for the recipe. I will be pinning this for sure!
If you have a minute to spare my weekly Say G’Day linky party is in full swing and I would be so thrilled if you could join in and link up this delicious recipe!
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
Wow! This is trouble… delicious trouble
WOW! Can’t wait to try this out. It looks so delicious!! I may have to make it just for me..lol.
Megan
This looks so good! I need to try it as soon as possible! Check out my addition to Sweet Tooth Friday: White Chocolate Berry Meringue Bars
Hi Aimee,
Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday this week. This is so sinful looking and who doesn’t love Cinnabon! I’ll definitely be making this over the weekend.
Hope to see you again next week. Have a wonderful weekend.
Michelle
I am making this today and I am excited!
You had me at Cinnabon…….these look amazing I can’t wait to try ‘em..….I’d like to invite you to share this @CountryMommaCooks Saturday Link and Greet Party(now-Sunday)…..have a wonderful weekend:)
Yum would be an indulgent breakfast! Would love you to link the post up at my new link party – Breakfast Ideas Mondays – http://www.yummyinspirations.net/2012/04/breakfast-ideas-mondays-1-new-link-up.html
This would be so wonderful to wake up to!!! YUM! We are so happy to have you link up to our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” We hope you’ll be back!! -The Sisters
This. Looks. So. Good. I don’t know what else there is to say!! Thanks for sharing!!
Hi Aimee,
Just a note to let you know you’re being featured this week at Creative Thursday. Stop by and check it out.
Michelle
Hi! This was the first recipe I made from your site. EASY, DELICIOUS, and my house SMELLED AMAZING for the whole night.
I can’t wait to try more of your recipes as all of them look “doable” for people that aren’t pros and also look like things that my Oh SO finicky family will eat!
Thanks again!
Ginger, I’m so glad!!
Thanks Ginger for actually commenting on the recipe after you tried it…sounds like something I will definitely make now.
Another big winner I’m going to make. I’ll have to make mine healthier but it should still taste great so thanks for the idea. I’ll use whole wheat flour & splenda, lite butter…
I am so glad I found this recipe as well as your blog! I can’t wait to try this. I heart my cinnamon rolls and sonething tells me this cake just might beat them!
I know it’s wishful thinking that second cake was for me (especially since you made it months ago, hehe) Sigh, I’ll just have to dream about this until the weekend when the family can enjoy it with me. Wouldn’t be fair to make it when they weren’t home, would it? Oh wait, it makes 2, I can make it, wait to bake one until dinner but eat the first one in the morning after they go off to work and school and hide any evidence of the first cake! This cake is inspiring evil genius, thank you!
This is in my oven baking right now. Can’t wait!!
I LOVE this….soo easy and tastes sooo good! My second time making it now..cant wait!
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