This Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe is a rich yet tender vanilla cake swirled with all of the flavors of a classic cinnamon roll. This Cinnamon Roll Cake, topped with a cinnamon glaze, has become one of my new favorite cake recipes, and is sure to be a new fall dessert favorite!
Guys, there are no words for this Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe. Homemade cinnamon roll filling is swirled inside and on top of rich vanilla cake, making a mouth-watering cake that I literally could not stop eating.
It’s kind of like coffee cake, but better because it’s way more cinnamon roll-y (totally a thing).
So, eating this Cinnamon Roll Cake for breakfast?? I can’t tell you what to do…
Ugh.
Why is it that when you look one thing up—ONE THING—suddenly Amazon thinks you need about 1000 recommendations inundating your Amazon account?
The yoga cat calendar I looked up as a joke for a friend’s birthday gift doesn’t mean I need recommendations for all things cat-related.
The irony is that I’m more of a dog person and don’t even like cats all that much (minus the time I was 9 years old and cats were everything) so these recommendations are completely and utterly useless.
Come on Amazon, be better than this.
You know what is better than Amazon?
Ohh, I think you’re picking up what I’m putting down.
This Cinnamon Roll Cake.
It’s this combination of cinnamon roll filling and vanilla cake with cinnamon icing (because what’s a cinnamon roll without icing?? The eternal question…) and it was amazing. Like, someone take it away from me before I eat the whole thing in one sitting.
I’d love to say I was joking about that.
Of course, this Cinnamon Roll Cake would be fantastic all year long, but I’m digging it during the fall season, mainly because fall is the time when the shorts and tanks get put away in favor of bulky sweaters and jeans so when I eat a few slices of this, it’s not all that obvious.
(The run on sentence to end all other run ons. 🙄)
Let me just paint a picture here for you.
A slice (or two—I’m not here to judge) of this Cinnamon Roll Cake recipe paired with some Slow Cooker Maple Pumpkin Spice Latte (guys, refined sugar-free!! And tastes better than the real thing 🙌🏻) while you’ve got a fire going and some seasonal fall music (whatever that is).
Right? I’m quite the wordsmith.
So, let’s talk this Cinnamon Roll Cake.
First of all, I opted to make it in a springform pan. Why, you might ask? Mmm, couldn’t really tell you. A square pan would work just pan. In fact, a 8×11 pan would work just fine as well.
Get crazy and do what you want.
Live your own life.
Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe Tips & Tricks:
- The cake batter will be somewhat thick, but that’s completely normal. It’s full of sour cream and oil to keep the cake moist, but it is a thick batter.
- The cinnamon roll filling will be split in half. You will use half in the center and then the rest will be put on top.
- I chose to use a homemade cinnamon icing, but you could definitely make a vanilla icing or a cream cheese icing.
Breakfast, dessert, afternoon snack—however you want this, enjoy it. Life’s too short. 😉
This Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe is a rich yet tender vanilla cake swirled with all of the flavors of a classic cinnamon roll. This Cinnamon Roll Cake, topped with a cinnamon glaze, has become one of my new favorite cake recipes, and is sure to be a new fall dessert favorite!
- 1/3 cup oil, vegetable or canola
- 2 eggs
- 8 Tbsp milk
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
- 3 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 4 Tbsp butter, melted
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a 9” springform pan.
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In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.
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In a separate bowl, mix oil, eggs, and milk together.
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Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in the liquid mixture. Stir gently until all ingredients are combined.
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Add in the sour cream and vanilla extract, and mix until just combined.
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In a bowl, mix melted butter, flour, sugar, cinnamon, and brown sugar together (it will be a bit like a paste). Set aside.
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Pour half of the cake batter into your pan. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar filling over the cake batter. Pour remaining batter over the top. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar filling on top of the cake.
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Bake for 22-24 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Allow to cool 10 minutes.
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Whisk powdered sugar, cinnamon and milk together. Pour over the cake and allow to set.
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Serve warm, cold, or at room temperature!
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Enjoy!
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