FOOD
Cinnamon Roll Cake
Picture this: a cinnamon roll... but it's also a cake! 🤯
FOOD
Cinnamon Roll Cake
Picture this: a cinnamon roll... but it's also a cake! 🤯
Ingredients
Cake
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup all-purpose flour, sifted
- ⅔ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 ½ tablespoons butter, melted
- Special equipment: 12 by 10-inch baking sheet tray
Cinnamon Frosting
- 1 stick of butter, softened
- 3 to 4 cups confectioners sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon milk
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 stick of butter
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
Cinnamon Sugar Swirl
- 1 stick of butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
Steps
Cake
- Preheat the oven to 320 F.
- Grease and line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks until pale and thick.
- Add half of the granulated sugar slowly, mixing well until really light and fluffy.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk the eggs whites until soft peaks form.
- Add the other half of the granulated sugar slowly, and until stiff peaks form.
- Add the egg yolks to the egg whites, and carefully fold together.
- Fold in the sifted flour and baking powder, followed by the melted butter.
- Bake for 10 minutes, then transfer onto a clean surface.
- Carefully, peel off the parchment paper, and set aside to cool.
- Slice the cake into 2 strips lengthways.
- Spread half of the cinnamon icing over each strip.
- Starting with 1 strip, roll up like a swiss roll, then add to the roll with the other strip, creating an extra long spiraled cake. Sit upright on a serving plate.
- Cover the sides, and top with the cream cheese frosting. Smooth all over.
- Next, pour the cinnamon glaze into a piping bag, then pipe into a swirl on top of the cake.
- Pipe extra around edges, allowing it to drip down the sides.
Cinnamon Frosting
- In a bowl, mix the butter, confectioners sugar, cinnamon, and milk together until pale and fluffy.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- In a bowl with the mixer, beat butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and heavy cream on medium speed until smooth.
- Then with mixer on low, add confectioners sugar until just combined. Increase mixer speed to high, and mix for 1 minute.
Cinnamon Sugar Swirl
- In a small saucepan over a medium heat, melt the butter with brown sugar and cinnamon, stirring constantly.
- Bring to a boil, and allow to boil for 1 minute before removing from heat.
- Pour into a bowl, and refrigerate until cool.