Easy Cinnamon Roll Cake is absolute perfection. It’s simple to make, crazy delicious loaded with cinnamon sugar and covered in sweet icing!
This cinnamon roll cake recipe is easily a favorite in my house. I actually thought I had shared the recipe for this cake a long time ago…turns out I didn’t. You see when you bake as often as I do things get jumbled. Maybe it’s all the sugar? Nah…
Anyhow, this is the world’s easiest cake. My kids even request it for their birthday cake which seems so weird to me…hello no buttercream…but we all know kids are weird. Or maybe they aren’t…this cake is that good.
Yes, my cake mix-phobic friends I short-cutted this. I know, I know, you are all probably so disappointed in me. I am always looking for doctored up yellow cake mix recipes, and this cinnamon roll cake is the perfect example of when it’s RIGHT to use a cake mix. But yes please, if you would like to use your own cake recipe please do so. Just start the recipe when you add cinnamon sugar…I’ll explain that in a minute.
But first let’s take a look…the gooey cake, the drippy icing, the swirly cinnamon.
Hold me.
How to make Easy Cinnamon Roll Cake
Like I said the cinnamon roll cake itself it super duper easy. You’re basically doctoring up a cake mix a little bit.
THEN you make a little (a lot) of cinnamon sugar.
You sprinkle that all over the top of the batter…
And gently swirl that in with a knife…
Don’t over swirl it though. You don’t want to mix it all in, you want gorgeous ribbons of cinnamon throughout.
Bake it up and it behold…
And then make a quick icing and behold again…
Your cake will be drowning in icing and loving every minute.
And if you can, wait until the icing sets up to cut it…
Or don’t. I get you.
Make it. Eat it. Love it.
This Easy Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe will quickly become a favorite in your house!
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Easy Cinnamon Roll Cake
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: serves 10 1x
- Category: Cake
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Dessert
Description
This recipe is one of the most requested cake recipes in my house. My family loves it!
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25- ounce) box yellow cake mix
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup sour cream (not light)
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Coat a 9×13 pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer combine the cake mix, eggs, oil, vanilla and sour cream. Mix on low for 30 seconds and then raise the speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Spread the cake batter into your prepared pan. In a medium bowl whisk together the brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle this evenly on top of your cake.
- Using a butter knife gently swirl the cinnamon sugar into the cake batter. Don’t over-swirl, as you want ribbons of the mixture throughout the cake.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick entered into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool cake for 15-20 minutes.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the powdered sugar and milk. Pour this over the slightly warm cake. Allow the icing to set, or eat right away!
Notes
Store airtight at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 367
- Sugar: 36 g
- Sodium: 79.9 mg
- Fat: 21.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 40.3 g
- Protein: 4.5 g
- Cholesterol: 82.5 mg
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Helpful tip… Out of sour cream? Here’s a sour cream substitute!
I don’t have sour cream, would plain greek yogurt work you think?
Yes, that would be a great substitute!
I made this yesterday with gluten free cake mix from Aldi and it was great!
I made this for Sunday morning brunch, it is absolutely the most delicious and moist cake everyone loved it! Thank you so much for an easy delicious recipe!
Love hearing this!! So glad you enjoyed!
Hey Shelly! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us,
I’ll be sure to make it soon.
But I, unfortunately, don’t own an electric mixer.
Would it be okay if I just used a whisk or would the batter not turn out as good?
If you use a hand whisk, just make sure to follow the times listed in the recipe and do your best!
So Yummy! I cut the brown sugar mix and the frosting down to 2/3 the recommended amount and felt like it was plenty sweet enough.
So glad you liked it and thanks for sharing you adaptations!
can i use non fat greek coconut yogurt in place of the sour cream
Yes 🙂
I dont have yellow cake mix, so how would I make it ?
Can I use nonfat greek yogurt in place of sour cream?
sure!
Best recommended cake recipe? I don’t have a boxed mix at home. Thank you!
I’m Not a baker I am a cook and I’ve owned two restaurants outside of Philadelphia. I can make soufflés or a ghetto but I find more creativity when I don’t have to be exact. That’s the end of my bragging I find it odd that this recipe Under box cake recipes if you’re only make your own homemade cakes you got on the wrong page I find people who have to tell everyone they don’t trust ingredients they must make their own more often than not the cakes are tough tasteless bakeries make better cakes and why would you have to ask if this can be made with a homemade If you do that much baking you certainly could incorporate this recipe with a homemade cake I was looking for something fun and easy and moist that I could ship off to my college grandchildren this fit the deal exactly as for the amount of sugar put in whatever you want where make up your own recipe I find that the Stancer the long taking desserts that I have to be very careful with and watch aren’t everybody’s cup of tea Shelly‘s recipes would appeal to everyone every age any time of day so thank you it was a great find and I’ll try your other recipes.
What a rambling comment. I can’t even understand this. But I am looking forward to making this.