Cinnamon Layer Cake

Got the beginings of this from womans world magazine. Tweeked it a bit. Hubby gave me a hard time about taking leftovers to work.Only 2 small slices made it.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• cake

• 3⁄4 cup  packed brown sugar (I used dark)
• 3  tablespoons  packed brown sugar (I used dark)
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, slightly melted
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1  tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 (18 1/4ounce) package  yellow cake mix
• 1  cup fat free sour cream
• 3  eggs
• 1⁄3 cup canola oil
• 1⁄4 cup water

• frosting

• 2 (8 ounce) packages  light cream, cheese. (room temp)
• 3⁄4 cup butter or 3⁄4 cup margarine, slightly melted
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3  cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Coat 2 (9") round cake pans with cooking spray.
3. Cake.
4. Combine 3/4 cup brown sugar,butter & 1tsp cinnamon.
5. Spread half of mixture in each pan to within 2" of edge.
6. At medium speed beat cake mix, sour cream,eggs,oil and 1/4 cup water until blended.
7. Increase speed to medium-high beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
8. Transfer 1 cup to a small bowl.
9. Divide rest of batterbetween the 2 pans over the sugar.
10. Stir remaining brown sugar & cinnamon into reserved batter.
11. Drop by heaping Tbs on to batter in pans.
12. Swirl being careful not to stir up sugar layer.
13. Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
14. Cool on racks 10 minutes.
15. Remove from pans.
16. Cool on racks.
17. Frosting
18. At medium-high speed beat cream cheese,butter& vanilla until smooth.
19. Beat in sugar until light & fluffy.
20. If desired reserve 1 cup to a pastry bag with star tip.
21. Place 1 cake layer sugar sid up on a plate.
22. Spread with 1 1/2 cups frosting to within 1/2" of edge.
23. Top with remaining cake layer sugar side down.
24. Spread with remaining frosting.
25. With reserved frosting pipe rosettes.
26. serves 16.