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Cinnamon Roll Cake

A delicious and moist butter cake that has a cinnamon roll filling that makes it perfect for brunch or dessert.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices

Equipment

  • 1 10" bundt pan
  • 1 mixer
  • 1 set measuring spoons and dry measuring cups
  • 1 liquid measuring cup
  • 1 oven
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 chef knife

Ingredients
  

  • 1 15.25 oz box Butter yellow cake mix use 2 T cake mix for topping mixture
  • 1 C pecans, chopped
  • 2 t cinnamon
  • 1/8 C brown sugar
  • 1/4 C sugar
  • 1 C sour cream
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/3 C vegetable oil
  • 1/4 C water

Glaze

  • 1 C powdered sugar
  • 2 T milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375°.
  • Butter or grease bundt cake pan.
  • Measure all ingredients.
    measured ingredients for cinnamon roll cake recipe
  • Mix together 2 T cake mix, chopped pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside.
    filling mixture for cinnamon roll cake recipe
  • In a large mixer bowl, add rest of cake mix, sugar, oil, water, eggs and sour cream and beat on high for two minutes.
    batter mixture for cinnamon roll cake
  • Add half of the cake batter to the bottom of the bundt pan.
    half cinnamon roll cake batter in bundt pan
  • Cover the cake batter evenly with the brown sugar mixture filling.
    layer of cinnamon and pecan filling for cinnamon roll bundt cake in pan
  • Add the remaining cake mixture over the top of the filling.
  • Place the bundt cake into the center of the preheated oven and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean from the center of the cake.
  • Remove from the oven and leave it in the pan for about 30 minutes before removing from the pan.
  • Turn out cake onto a cake plate and completely cool before frosting.

Glaze

  • Mix together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth and drizzle over cooled cake.
    Feel free to add less milk or more powdered sugar to make a thicker consistency.
    overhead view of cinnamon roll cake

Notes

A delicious bundt cake recipe that is a mixture of a cinnamon roll and moist butter cake. Perfect for a brunch, potluck or share with others when comfort is needed.
TIP: Feel free to leave out nuts if there are those with nut issues.
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