Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll Cake

By Addie

My sister Kristen gave me a cookbook for Christmas that she and her friends from Missouri had put together and as I was flipping through it, this recipe caught my eye . . . anything with the name "Cinnabon" has to be good!
This cake was easy to throw together with ingredients I had in my pantry and it tasted amazing! We ate it straight out of the oven, so it was warm and gooey . . . it has all the flavor of a yummy cinnamon roll without all the work!

My husband even ate it for breakfast . . . :)

Ingredients

• Glaze:
• 3 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 4 T butter, melted
• 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 T flour
• 1 T cinnamon
• 2/3 cups nuts (optional)
• .............................
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 5 T milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

With an electric mixer or stand-up mixer, mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, milk, eggs, and vanilla.

Once combined well, slowly stir in 4 T melted butter. Pour batter into a greased 9x13" baking pan.

In a large bowl, mix the 2 sticks of softened butter, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nuts until well combined. Drop evenly over cake batter by the tablespoon and use a knife to marble/swirl through the cake.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out nearly clean from center.

Place powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla in a large bowl. Whisk until smooth. Drizzle over warm cake. Serve warm (we like it straight out of the oven) or at room temperature.