Cinnamon roll cake takes your basic yellow cake mix box to the next level! The top of the cake batter is swirled with cinnamon and brown sugar (the part that goes in the middle of the cinnamon rolls. Then, the cake is topped with a powdered sugar glaze. You could almost eat this cake for breakfast, because it reminds me of a coffee cake, yet in the form of a cinnamon roll.
Do not follow the back of the recipe on the box for this. Use the first 4 ingredients of the recipe to make the cake.
What Ingredients do I need?
In this section,you can find substitutes or suggestions for certain ingredients. I also will try and list out what the ingredients' purpose is for.
Yellow Cake Mix - 1 15oz box, sugar free can also be used
Eggs large eggs and room temperature
Oil - Canola or vegetable oil
Sour Cream - Or non fat plain Greek Yogurt
Topping - Melted Butter, Brown Sugar, Cinnamon - You can use a brown sugar substitute if you wish same goes with powdered sugar below.
Icing - Powdered Sugar, Milk, and vanilla
How to make Cinnamon Roll Cake
To print the full recipe please see the recipe card below.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Mix the first 4 ingredients by hand or with a mixer till blended. Do not use ingredients on the back of the box.
- Pour into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
- Mix together brown sugar, melted butter and cinnamon in a smaller bowl. Swirl into batter with a knife. I did this, by dropping tablespoons of the butter/sugar mixture on top of the cake so they were evenly distributed, and used a knife to swirl the mixture around.
- Bake at 325 for 35-40 minutes.
- Let cake cool 10-15 minutes before icing. Mix together powdered sugar and milk. Pour over warm cake.
Other Recipes to Try
Healthy 3 Ingredient Chocolate Muffins
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Cinnamon Roll Cake
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
- 1 15oz Box Yellow Cake Mix
- 4 eggs
- ¾ cup oil
- 1 cup sour cream
- Topping:
- 1 cup of melted butter
- 1 cup brown Sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- Icing:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 1 tsp of vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Mix the first 4 ingredients by hand or with a mixer till blended. Do not use ingredients on the back of the box.
- Pour into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
- Mix together brown sugar, melted butter and cinnamon in a smaller bowl. Swirl into batter with a knife. I did this, by dropping tablespoons of the butter/sugar mixture on top of the cake so they were evenly distributed, and used a knife to swirl the mixture around.
- Bake at 325 for 35-40 minutes.
- Let cake cool 10-15 minutes before icing. Mix together powdered sugar and milk. Pour over warm cake.
Notes
Not WW friendly, but nutrition info is provided below to figure out points.
- Category: Easy
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 373
- Sugar: 44g
- Sodium: 98mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 47g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
Keywords: cinnamon roll cake
Jenna says
You do realize 1 stick of butter is equal to 1/2 cup right? You use whatever you like though.
Steve B says
Butter should be one stick (1/2 cup) instead of one cup. A delicious cake, made even better with fresh whipped cream on top. My wife suggested apples as a good addition for next time.
mary says
EXCELLENT!
★★★★★
Jenna says
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Karen Morgan says
I’m in process of making now but when recipe called for 1 c melted butter I used 1 stick instead of 2. The topping was thin enough unless I was to pack the brown sugar. Just finished making. Very moist and delicious. I’ll be making this again. THANKYOU
leslee says
delicious...but I think the "1 pound butter" was supposed to be "1 stick butter"...with that correction, perfect!
Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says
My oldest son loves cinnamon buns! I am going to have to make this for him!