EVIL GOOD. This wonderful Cinnamon Roll Cake is ultra moist with gooey cinnamon swirls and topped with a glaze for that great cinnamon roll taste. Meet your new family favorite recipe.
I love cinnamon rolls, but I’m moderately allergic to work. I have done cinnamon rolls from scratch and overall it is worth the work, but it takes time that I don’t have. So anything that can short cut it and get me where I want to be is just great. This is just great.
Similar recipes are around the internet. Some call it cinnamon roll cake and some Cinnabon cake. The oldest I can find is Cinnabon Cake on Food.com, but they are almost all the same. I’m cutting it down and providing more detailed instructions and just a few modifications.
Rating
Totally a five. Maybe the recipe of the year. My wife is on board with that.
Notes on Cinnamon Roll Cake
This recipe has a lot of similarity to my Daddy’s Coffee Cake that I have made for years, but this is better. With all the butter, it stays moist for leftovers. I just love that.
A note on sifting flour. Sifting flour will make your flour “lighter” and your final results lighter and less dense. I think it is quite noticeable in this recipe and will be doing it more. If you don’t have a sifter then running the flour through a strainer will work. If you don’t have that then a whisk or fork can help.
Serving size note. I cut this into 12 servings. There is so much butter and so rich, it just seemed right. I think most would prefer a bigger size, so I labeled it as eight servings.
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Preheat oven to 350 conventional.
Sift 1 1/2 cups flour. You could skip the sifting, but it will improve the texture. See note.
Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, two teaspoon baking powder. Mix dry ingredients. Add one egg, 3/4 cup milk, and one teaspoon vanilla. Mix well.
Melt 1/4 cup butter in a microwave. Mix in well.
Prep a 9X6 baking dish with PAM and add batter.
Mix topping. 1/2 cup cold butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, one tablespoon cinnamon, and one tablespoon flour. A pie cutter is good here. If you don’t have that, dice the cold butter before starting and use a fork. Mix until crumbly.
Add the topping to the batter. Cut it into the batter with a knife. I moved the knife at 1-inch segments both directions several times. Bake until toothpick comes out clean. About 30 minutes.
Mix glaze. One cup powder sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and two tablespoons milk.
Drizzle the glaze over the cake and evenly spread over the cake.
Serve warm.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 8 | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 30 minutes |
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| EVIL GOOD. This wonderful Cinnamon Roll Cake is ultra moist with gooey cinnamon swirls and topped with a frosting glaze for that great cinnamon roll taste. Meet your new family favorite recipe.
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- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup butter cold
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup powder sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Preheat oven to 350 conventional.
- Sift 1 1/2 cups flour. You could skip the sifting, but it will improve the texture. See note.
- Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, two teaspoon baking powder. Mix dry ingredients.
- Add one egg, 3/4 cup milk, and one teaspoon vanilla. Mix well.
- Melt 1/4 cup butter in a microwave. Mix in well.
- Prep a 9X6 baking dish with PAM and add batter.
- Mix topping. 1/2 cup cold butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, one tablespoon cinnamon, and one tablespoon flour. A pie cutter is good here. If you don't have that, dice the cold butter before starting and use a fork. Mix until crumbly.
- Add the topping to the batter. Cut it into the batter with a knife. I moved the knife at 1-inch segments both directions several times.
- Bake until toothpick comes out clean. About 30 minutes.
- Mix glaze. One cup powder sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and two tablespoons milk.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cake and evenly spread over the cake.
- Serve warm.
A note on sifting flour. Sifting flour will make your flour "lighter" and your final results lighter and less dense. I think it is quite noticeable in this recipe and will be doing it more. If you don't have a sifter then running the flour through a strainer will work. If you don't have that, then a whisk or fork can help.
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All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.
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Updated
June 8, 2016
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Laura
Oh my, that looks fabulous! I may have to try that this month before I go on my post-holidays weight loss kick, Lol!
DrDan
Exactly the reason I made this now. I won’t allow myself in January.
DrDan
Laura
Well, I have been craving cinnamon rolls lately but didn’t want to do the work so I made this late last night. You are right about it being a five out of five! If there are any other readers with Celiac/that eat gluten free, I added an extra egg and used namaste gf flour blend which has guar gum in it. I am going to have a hard time keeping my hands off the leftovers!
DrDan
That is about the fastest somebody actually bake one of my recipes.
Thanks for the GF tips and the rating
Dan
Betty Taylor
Is the size of the pan correct? I would think it should be 9 by 13 in. I haven’t made it yet. It looks fabulous. Call me anonymous.
DrDan
Hi anonymous….
Yep it is a small 9X6. Most recipes are double this and use about 9X12 size. So double if your not cooking for two. I cut about 2X2 pieces and that was fine for me but most would like a bigger piece so although I cut 12 for use, I used 8 as the number of servings in the recipe.
Bob P
BINGO! This sweet treat is the real deal. This is more scrumptious than any cinnamon rolls I’ve had. Don’t have to make any more trips to bakery.
FYI I used an 8″ x 8″ dish and it worked out fine. Thanx for the recipe Dr Dan. :)
Bob P
..and a Happy New Year Dr Dan. :)
DrDan
I found it amazingly good. Much better than it has any right to be considering the work. It made #2 on the top ten for 2015.
Happy New Years to you to and thanks for the notes.
DrDan
James Chapman
Dan, the recipe looks great. I too love cinnamon rolls, but not all the effort. Will have to try soon. One small note, it is sifting the flour , not shifting. Might have been your spell checker giving you grief. Happens to me all the time. Just cooked up some filet mignons using your sear roast method, and they turned out perfect. Thanks so much.
DrDan
Thanks for the proof read. Enjoy your filet and you will love the cinnamon cake.
Dan
Maureen
The coffee cake recipe was absolutly delicious! My Mom mailed the recipe to me and I tried it out on my boys this morning — I called it the “Back to School Cake”.
DrDan
Excellent, say hi to your mom for me.
Dan
Anne
Just wanted to thank you for this great recipe – so easy and so good. I made it for our niece who is visiting from Utah who is a cinnamon roll expert. She proclaimed this fantastic. We’re having a party in a couple of weeks, and I’m planning to make it then. Thanks again for this recipe as well as your excellent blog!
RossC
Made this this morning…
Couldn’t wait for it to cool so it was, oww, yumm, oww, yum…
We loved it and will make it for our Canasta card buddies… :O)
DrDan
I always like a simple recipe,
Thanks so much for the note and the rating.
DrDan
Amy
Simple and delicious! I agree with Dr. Dan-sifting the flour makes for a perfect texture. It is a big hit with my family…and my coworkers! Thanks for yet another excellent recipe!