Sara Lee Butter Coffee Cake - Copycat

Posted in response to a request. Found in an online search. I have to admit, it sounds pretty good.... *making note to self to try this soon* EDITED TO SAY: I made this recipe yesterday to take to an early morning meeting at work. It was quite good and everyone liked it... even folks who don't generally like sweet things. I followed the directions exactly... even beating the batter for exactly 8 minutes. The results weren't "gag me w/ a spoon" sweet, thankfully and, altho buttery, not as buttery as the real thing. I will keep the recipe on file for future "I need to take something breakfast-y" reference.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 (25 ounce) box  yellow cake mix (Duncan Hines, Betty Crocker, or Pillsbury)
• 1 (3 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
• 3⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 4  eggs
• 1  tablespoon  butter flavor extract
• 1  tablespoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons cinnamon

• Topping

• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 1  tablespoon  hot milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  butter flavor extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350*.
2. Butter a 9 x 13 baking pan.
3. Beat cake mix, pudding, water, eggs, and oil for 8 minutes at medium speed.
4. Add butter extract and vanilla.
5. Pour 1/2 of mixture in buttered 9 x 13 pan.
6. Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle 1/2 mixture over batter. Spread rest of batter and rest of sugar mixture on top.
7. Swirl knife through. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
8. Drizzle with the following: 1 cup powdered sugar 1 Tbsp hot milk 1/2 tsp butter extract 1/4 tsp vanilla.