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Cinnamon Roll Cake

Published: Apr 30, 2014 · Modified: Jul 19, 2021 by Jenna · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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Cinnamon Roll Cake
Cinnamon Roll Cake

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. 

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. 
  2. Mix the first 4 ingredients by hand or with a mixer till blended. Do not use ingredients on the back of the box. 
  3. Pour into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. 
  4. 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. 
  5. Bake at 325 for 35-40 minutes.
  6. Let cake cool 10-15 minutes before icing. Mix together powdered sugar and milk. Pour over warm cake.

Other Recipes to Try 

3 Ingredient Cherry Sorbet 

3 Ingredient Fudge Pop 

Oreo Ice Cream Cake 

Healthy 3 Ingredient Chocolate Muffins 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge 

If you’ve tried this Cinnamon Roll Cake recipe or any other recipe on the site, let me know in the comment section how it turned out. Snap a picture and upload it to share on Pinterest

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  • Author: Jenna
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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

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Mix the first 4 ingredients by hand or with a mixer till blended. Do not use ingredients on the back of the box. 
  3. Pour into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. 
  4. 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. 
  5. Bake at 325 for 35-40 minutes.
  6. 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

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  1. Jenna says

    January 30, 2023 at 11:39 am

    You do realize 1 stick of butter is equal to 1/2 cup right? You use whatever you like though.

  2. Steve B says

    January 29, 2023 at 5:31 pm

    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.

  3. mary says

    August 16, 2022 at 4:53 am

    EXCELLENT!

    ★★★★★

  4. Jenna says

    February 28, 2020 at 8:19 am

    Thanks, glad you liked it!

  5. Karen Morgan says

    February 27, 2020 at 11:13 am

    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

  6. leslee says

    December 09, 2017 at 9:05 pm

    delicious...but I think the "1 pound butter" was supposed to be "1 stick butter"...with that correction, perfect!

  7. Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says

    July 26, 2015 at 8:33 pm

    My oldest son loves cinnamon buns! I am going to have to make this for him!

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