Quick Cinnamon Roll Cake

lilsweetie's Note:

Uses a cake mix to recreate the gooey goodness of cinnamon rolls without all the extra work. In my opinion, anything that combines cinnamon rolls with cake is a definite winner!

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 18

Yield: 18.0

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup oil
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 4 tablespoons milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
2. Mix together cake mix, eggs, oil and sour cream. Pour into prepared baking pan.
3. In a separate bowl combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over cake batter then swirl into batter with a knife. The more you swirl, the more combined it will be so don't over-swirl otherwise the cinnamon/sugar will not be swirly.
4. Bake for 40 minutes.
5. For icing (optional) combine milk with icing sugar and mix thoroughly. Pour over slightly cooled (10-15 minutes on cooling rack) cake.

Reviews

[under12parsecs]

This is an exceptional cake. I expected it to be fine, maybe even good, but it is AMAZING. So wonderfullly sweet and cinnamony, with a beautifully dense and moist cake base. Quite simply awesome. I halved the recipe and used a cake mix clone Homemade Yellow Cake Mix (Subtitute 18.25oz Betty Crocker Box) #472383, it still baked for 40,minutes and came out perfectly.

[Julie F]

Great recipe! I ran short on applesauce, so substituted part of it with plain yogurt. Also forgot to add the icing at the end - no matter! I "liked" the cake when I first made it. The crunchy topping was nice. Mine didn't swirl real well, it was mostly on top of the cake but I hated to overswirl, so didn't. The next day, and even more the day after that, I fell in love with the cake! It got all gooey and moist - absolutely fantastic! I thought I would like it less as it sat, but I wound up liking it even more! The cake mix makes preparation a snap too. Thanks for this wonderful recipe!

[PatM]

I made this cake this afternoon as we love both cake and cinnamon rolls. It is delicious. I think it would make a wonderful coffee cake to take to an event and plan to do so in the future. I might even add some pecans because my cinnamon rolls always have them. Thanks for the recipe lilsweetie.