Cinnamon Roll Swirl Cake

I just couldn’t wait to share this recipe. I found it online a couple of weeks ago (original source noted below) and it looked so good, I had to make it immediately. So glad I did. Wow! Easy, delicious and that heavenly scent of home-baked cinnamon buns will leave you anxious to take that first bite. I wish I would have taken more photographs while preparing this, but I was a little rushed for time that day. Please don’t let that stop you from trying this recipe. It is so worth it. 

Like I said, preparation is easy.  In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, sugar baking powder, milk, eggs and vanilla. Slowly pour in melted butter. Pour into a greased 9x13” pan.

For topping, mix together butter, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. The cinnamon filling will be a little thick.  Using a spoon, drop evenly over the batter. Now for the fun part…….swirl it. Insert butter knife and swirl away. I usually swirl in different directions 2 or 3 times to get a nice even distribution.

Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Place on a cooling rack and let sit for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare glaze. Whisk together powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Pour glaze over warm cake; and try to resist the urge to not devour it immediately.

Food for thought: My initial impulse after baking this was to store it in an airtight container and leave it on the counter. Then I remembered that there was milk included in the glaze. Now what? So, I looked it up online. That's quite a controversial question. The responses I found were inconclusive. Some say that when powdered sugar and milk are combined, there is some kind of "melding magic" and refrigeration is not required. Most say they don't like the texture of cake after refrigeration, so they choose not to. Yet, others say: "if there's dairy in the glaze, you must refrigerate." So, what do you think? Would love to hear your thoughts.

CINNAMON ROLL SWIRL CAKE
Source: www.pamperedchef.biz/cherylsinspiration
Posted by: www.meldingmagic.com

 
INGREDIENTS:
Batter:

• 3 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1-1/2 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Topping:

• 1 cup butter, soft to the point of almost melted
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 Tablespoons flour
• 2 Tablespoons cinnamon

Glaze:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 5 Tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

DIRECTIONS:
1. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together except for the butter.
2. Once mixed ...slowly pour in the butter.
3. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan.
4. For the topping, mix all the ingredients together until well combined.
5. Using a spoon, drop evenly over the batter. Swirl with a knife a couple of times.
6. Bake at 350 for 35-45 min.
7. Transfer to cooling rack. Let sit for 30 min.
8. Whisk together glaze ingredients. Pour glaze over warm cake.