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Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe
November 3, 2018
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This Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe is SO easy and SO delicious! After tasting this you will never want to make regular cinnamon rolls again!
I tried to avoid posting this Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe for a few weeks because I always like adding lots of dessert recipes to my blog much closer to Christmas. But, somehow, I couldn’t NOT post it because its one if the easiest and tastiest cakes I’ve made in a while.
I took some help from the store by using a cake mix to speed things up {because the holidays mean a lot less time spent in the kitchen…at least it does for me!} but if you wanted to make this from scratch, you could definitely use my Double Vanilla Sour Cream Cupcake recipe, swirled with the butter-cinnamon mixture and baked the same way as described below in the recipe.
In case you were wondering, this cake is the bomb dot com. It’s filled with lots of sweet and buttery crevices that are drizzled and filled with icing. SO good!!
Scroll down to get the printable recipe.
Have a wonderful weekend!
PS–if cinnamon cake isn’t your thing, try my perfect chocolate cake recipe with accompanying frosting. It’s one of my most popular recipes!
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- 1-Hour Cinnamon Roll Recipe
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Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe
This Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe is SO easy and SO delicious! After tasting this you will never want to make regular cinnamon rolls again!
Ingredients
for the cake mix-
- 1 package white cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 cup water
for the cinnamon mixture-
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
for the icing-
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line half sheet pan with parchment paper and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Make cake mix according to package directions and spread evenly into a sheet pan.
- Mix melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon together and drizzle across cake batter. Using a butter knife, swirl cinnamon mixture through cake batter.
- Bake about 15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean after being inserted into the cake.
- While cake bakes, stir powdered sugar, vanilla, and just enough milk to create icing the consistency of white glue.
- Remove from oven and cool 5-10 minutes before drizzling with icing. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 362mg | Potassium: 50mg | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 215IU | Calcium: 114mg | Iron: 1.1mg
Is it possible to make this in a 8 inch square baking pan? I don’t have anything larger.
What about cream cheese icing? Is that a no go on this recipe?
No, you definitely can!! This is a good one: https://laurenslatest.com/cream-cheese-frosting/
Any chance i could use an 17 x 11 cookie pan? I don’t have a sheet pan! Does this rise too much? Help please! Thank you 🙂
It must be me but I thought this was just okay nothing special. Maybe should be called cinnamon cake, I was expecting more of a cinnamon roll taste.
I used a Gluten Free white box cake mix in place of a regular box due to allergies and the result was AMAZING. I haven’t tasted such a good cinnamon roll recipe in YEARS.
Can anyone tell me what size cake mix is used in this recipe. The original cake mix size was 18.25 ounces and now they have changed them to 15.25 ounces. Thanks.
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Was really yummy. I mixed extra butter, brown sugar and cinnamon together drizzled over top after cooking… Then drizzled icing on.
I’m trying to figure out why only half the sheet pan is lined with parchment paper? And when we spread the batter out onto the pan, do we use the entire pan or just the half that has been lined? Kind of confusing!
Hi Carol! The size of the pan I use is called a ‘half sheet pan’ (26″ x 18″). So you’re lining the entire ‘half sheet pan’ with parchment paper and spreading the batter throughout the whole thing. Not just using half of the sheet pan. Does that make sense?
I made this for a fundraiser with a Rum Chata cream cheese icing. It was auctioned for $120!!!! And the person who bought it said it was “ so so so delicious “ and “ worth ten times what they paid for it.
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I don’t own a 1/2 sheet pan. What is a good replacement? I have 9×13 casserole dish how would that change the cooking time? Is it too small? I don’t want a giant mess to clean up in the oven. I’m 9 months pregnant and trying to use what I have with minimal cooking drama. Any help would be great! Thanks
What type of oil do you use? Is this vegetable oil?
Thanks,
Vegetable or canola.
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Can i skip the parchment paper and just use a baking spray for the pan?
of course!
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Hi! Just made the cake. It is light and yummy. The only problem is, the cinnamon mix sunk to the bottom of the pan. I used a yellow cake mix in a 9×13 pan. The cake did not crackle like in the picture either. It looked rose like a regular sheet cake.
Can I make this in a 9×13 instead?
Delicious!!!
I made this for the 2nd time and it is fast becoming one of our favorites. Thanks
Does 1 milk mean 1 cup?
Are you seeing that in the recipe card? I only see it listed as “milk” for the glaze.
I was up at 430am this morning and made this to surprise my husband with something different with his coffee and I tried this recipe! IT WAS A HIT! He asked if I could do this for him everyday!! Thank you
Made this for a football tailgate and it was gone before we finished cooking breakfast. Easy to make early in the morning, pop it into a warming bag, and pull out all the warm, cinnamon-y goodness on a cold morning. I get requests for it still.
This looks so good! I’d probably eat it for breakfast!
I am going to make this right now!
I made this for Mother’s Day. It was so easy and a huge hit! Thanks!
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This is a very delicious recipe, and although it is not a dough, it can be substituted for a quick version of cinnamon rolls. I liked mine thicker, so I put them in 2 round cake pans. Also, when adding the milk to the powder sugar for the icing on top, start with like a tsp of milk and work your way up from their. Thanks Lauren!!
Looks delicious. I’ll definitely have to try this one 🙂
Ohhh sooo yummy!! I definitely will be making this!! Maybe on Boxing Day!! Thanks Lauren!
mmmmmm, cant’ wait to try it! Maybe for Christmas morning??
These sound like a perfect addition to our Christmas breakfast menu! Can’t wait!
This sounds awesome!
Would love to try this recipe!
This looks absolutely delicious! I cannot wait to try this out
This would be great for school!
I’m making this to take to a friend’s dinner on Monday. Simple, no fuss. Not much time in the kitchen.
This looks so good. It would make an awesome Sunday breakfast treat.
this sounds incredible!
Yum!!!!
This be made in my house for xmas! Yum!
That looks so good I will have to try it. Thanks for the recipe and Merry Christmas.
Omg, I have to try this, I am thinking for xmas am 🙂
OMG! Looks so amazing and easy! Making this for the holidays for sure.
Your recipes truly inspire me.
I am so going to make this for Christmas brunch! Looks YUMMY!
Gonna try this recipe for Christmas morning.
As soon as I read this post for Cinnamon roll sheet cake, I knew I had to try it out on my co workers! They loved it!
This looks really good, can’t wait to make it! My kids will love it!