Cinnamon Roll Cake is a moist and buttery cinnamon cake with vanilla glaze drizzled over the top. If you love cinnamon rolls, then you’ll absolutely love this gooey cake!
Cinnamon Roll Cake is a moist and buttery cinnamon cake with a creamy vanilla glaze drizzled over the top. If you love cinnamon rolls, then you’ll absolutely love this gooey cake! Serve it for breakfast, brunch or a late night dessert for one tasty treat. No matter when you choose to devour it, you won’t be disappointed! 🙂
I have to say, one of life’s greatest pleasures is that first bite into a warm, gooey, melt-in-your-mouth cinnamon roll. Actually, just cinnamon rolls in general are such a pleasure- you can’t convince me otherwise. Now, to have one in cake form? That’s just pure bliss right there!
You will transcend into complete cinnamon roll heaven when you take a bite of this cake. It’s all the things you love about a classic cinnamon roll but in one of the best forms possible. Because who doesn’t love a light, cinnamon and glaze soaked cake? Only a weirdo, that’s who. 😉
I was actually kind of surprised at how light and not too sweet this cake was, but then again I’ve never thought any dessert was too sweet, so don’t quote me on that.
One nice thing about this recipe is if you’re not feeling up to making the cake from scratch, you could use a cake mix instead. A white or yellow cake mix would make the best alternatives, but if you want to mix things up you could also use a devil’s food cake mix. Then you would have the most rich and chocolate cinnamon roll cake that would just be to die for.
I would ask for you to save me a slice, but I know it’s a waste of breath because once you make it for yourself, you won’t want to share. 😉
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Cinnamon Roll Cake
Ingredients
Cinnamon Roll Cake
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ cups milk (I use 2% milk)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
Cinnamon Swirl Topping
- 1/2 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
Vanilla Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 to 4 Tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F°. Spray a 9×13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
Cinnamon Roll Cake
- In an electric stand mixer, add the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Mix until just combined. Slowly mix in melted butter. Pour batter into the prepared pan, spreading out evenly.
Cinnamon Swirl Topping
- In a large bowl, mix the butter, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon together until well combined and creamy. Drop tablespoons of the topping evenly over all of the batter. Use a knife to marble/swirl topping throughout the cake.
- Bake cake for 32 to 38 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out nearly clean. Carefully remove cake from oven and let stand at least 15 minutes before topping with glaze.
Vanilla Glaze
- In a medium bowl, mix the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla together with a whisk. Drizzle evenly over the warm cake. Slice and serve warm or at room temperature. Enjoy!
Recipe and photos updated: 10/15/20
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This looks very very good, I’m sure it’s very aromatic too :)!
You always have the best recipe. I just printed this out. I have to make this today! Yum.
I make it and it’s great
Holly,
In the cake ingredients you did not list vanilla but in the cake instructions you did? Which is it? Thanks.(I know it’s in the glaze ingredients,I’m talking about the cake)
Oops… Yes Donna there are 2 teaspoons vanilla in the cake batter. I will fix this error. Thanks
These look so so so good! I am going to print this for later use. Thanks for sharing!
Yumm, that looks fantastic! Can’t wait to try this recipe!!
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy…. this looks SO good.
Holly..I love Cinnamon Rolls!
And this looks so good!
I am SO glad I found your blog! I feel like I am bookmarking every single recipe you post…they all look so good! I love your taste in food 🙂
This looks delicious!! I am restraining myself from making this right now. I’d likely eat the full pan. Yum!
Why did I have to start my diet today??? WHY??? (crying)
Oh Wow Holls! This looks AMAZING!!!!! I too love cinnamon rolls and cannot wait to try this cake! You can bet that I will FOR SURE be making this one before christmas morning thats for sure!!!
I’m with you…LOVE cinnamon rolls and LOVE cake. I will definitely have to try this. Thanks!
That looks so GOOD! Cinnamon rolls are my addiction!!! I could turn down just about anything else but you put a cinnamon roll in front of me and it’s all over. I am going to try this recipe right away.
I could live my life just eating this cake.
I’ve bookmarked this recipe to try later, when there are plenty of people around to save me from myself. I could sooooo eat all of this without sharing. 🙂
Looks delicious and naughty. Why do you tempt me with such ingredients like cinnamon and brown sugar……
Heaven, heaven, heaven….I have got to try this!!
Dear God that looks good. It looks so fluffy and gooey. I need to make this!
Seriously?! WOW! I am going to make it this week….looks completely fabulous!
Oh my – this is my type of cake. Looks sooo good.
Oooh, yum. I love cinnamon rolls AND cake. You just made my day. 🙂
Oh I am ALL over this!! So making this one. I’m like you – is anything really too sweet? lol Love this one Hol!!
That cake lookis devilishly scrumptious! So moist and addictive, I’m sure.
Cheers,
Rosa
I just died and went to heaven. Cinnamon heaven or cake heaven – I’m torn, but either way it’s amazing!
would love to try this out with my daughter – she gets off summer school today and wants to do some baking with me 🙂 – I am pretty sure, it will be a hit in my home!
I’m making this cake this morning to take to a “Woman’s World Cup Final” brunch. I’m sure it will be a big hit. Thanks for the recipe!
This looks absolutely amazing!
Wow, how did I miss this recipe? This look so sinful I’m drooling now…thanks!
Wow!!! I can’t believe how good this looks! I’m sure it tastes just as delicious 🙂
This looks insanely delicious!!
Hey Hollie, I know I already commented but I wanted to let you know that I made this cake recently for a work function and it was a HIT! So super delicious. Thanks for sharing!
Tara! Im so happy it turned out for you! It is SO GOOD isn’t it!! : )
Made this yesterday and it is even more delicious than it looks. I think I might even like it more than a cinnamon roll itself…? Thank you for a wonderful recipe that will be used hundreds of times in the years to come. Mmmmm I want some more now.
i made this cake and it is the most moist flavorful cake ever. i cheated on the icing and i took a can of whipped cream cheese icing and melted in microwave and i drizzled it on the cake…yummo
I made this last night and the entire 9×13 pan is almost gone this morning!!! SO good. Thank you so much for sharing this fantastic recipe!!
This cake looks fantastic. I love the look of it. I’m pinning it now.
Happy Blogging Anniversary to YOU too! You have a lovely blog and I always enjoy visiting.
Made this super yummy cake on Monday and the hubby and daughter can’t get enough of it! Thanx so much for all your scrumptious recipes! 🙂
Hi Holly, I got referred to your blog from a friend. This cinnamon cake looks GREAT! I can’t wait to try it.
I was checking out your “about” section and noticed you work for ENT doctors. I have a GREAT appreciation for them. I just had a horrible ear infection a few months ago (worst they’d seen), that they thought might be mastoiditis. 🙁 My ENT made that horrible pain go away, and now he’s my favorite 🙂
Am enjoying your blog already! I’ll be back soon!
Kathryn
Looks yummy! I’m assuming you use self rising flour, is that correct?
Anonymous – No. Its just all-purpose flour! 🙂
I came across this recipe and made it tonight. It’s really yummy. I had to add an extra 5 mins to the baking time. Turned out really good!! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
I have made a lot of cakes, but never left a recipe review before. I made this cake this morning and followed the instructions exactly as written. This recipe is definitely a keeper. My husband and I love it and I will definitely make it for friends and family.
Thanks, Robin!
This is in the oven right now. Can’t wait to taste it.
This cake came out so moist and wonderful. This recipe is definitely a keeper!!!!
I’ve made this recipe a few times now and I’m absolutely in love with it! It’s so good!
Came across this recipe last night and tried it this morning. I love it and my family loves it too! Thank you for posting will continue to follow.
I went through several similar recipes online looking for just the right one and this was it! Dense, moist, perfection! Love, love, love! Very easy to make also!
Yay! Glad it was a hit 🙂
I made this and it’s fantastic! Whenever I’m searching for something I will always decide on a Lofthouse recipe, and they’re always repeated in my house, especially the pancake recipe! Thanks a million!
I am gluten intolerant and my husband is a diabetic so…I am going to try this with the
gluten free flour and use sweetener. Hopefully it will work. I will let you how it turns out.
This looks delicious. Can I make ahead and freeze. Do I cook before freezing ?
Hi Jennifer! I have not tried freezing this cake yet. But if I did try I would bake first. Cool completely. Then cover tightly then store in freezer. 🙂
I bet adding people pecans to this cake would be awesome. Looks so yummy !!!
ARe the butters salted or unsalted?
I only use salted butter in my recipes
I love anything cinnamon. This was wonderful.
I love this recipe, every time I make it I tend to sample the batter-my husband told me to don’t eat all of the batter save some for the cake. Thank-you for all of the recipes.
I recently made your cinnamon roll cake to take to work for a co-worker’s birthday. I received rave reviews from everyone in my department. One young man made the comment that this was the most amazing cake he had ever eaten!! He could not believe that it was homemade either. He keeps asking me “How did you learn to bake?” Thank you, Holly, for making my day!
Hi… I saw in your comments that you can use a white or yellow cake mix. What additional cake ingredients do you add to the cake mix? Or do you just prepare the cake according to package instructions? I reaLly want to make this cake. Thank you for a reply.
Hi Wanda, if you want to use a yellow or white cake mix then prepare the cake batter according to the package the directions. Then resume with my recipe by mixing the topping ingredients and then swirling them into the cake batter. Bake the cake for around 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. 🙂
This cake is amazing!! So delicious. It will be one of my favorite breakfast/brunch recipes. Thank you Holly for another great recipe.
Perfect! I made it 3 times, easy, fast and yummy! Thank you 🙂