Cinnamon Roll Cake

No fancy title for today's post. I just hauled my butt from bed after being called by work on a Sunday and I'm trying to get myself rolling here. While I am waiting for the most important part of a Sunday (or any day really) to be ready........coffee..........I figured I'd throw up a quick post.

We are very divided in our little family of 2. S prefers all things sweet and I prefer savory. But every now and then something catches my eye that is dessert oriented and I know I just need to try it.

We had a friend coming over for supper last night and while I normally make an appie to go with our meal, I opted to do this super easy dessert instead. I knew when it popped up on both Cate at Sweetnick's blog and Donna at My Tasty Treasures blog that it would be made here at some point.


Now, I know it doesn't seem foodie like to use a cake mix for something, but I'm not about to turn my nose up at something that uses one. If it tastes good, it is what it is. Plus, this is a snap because you mixed your ingredients by hand - and since my beloved kitchen aid is in hiding for renos I didn't want to have to go hunt for it in the spare room.

The smells from this cake were out of this world. I had a fork into it as soon as it came out of the oven and a small corner eaten away within 15 minutes. S kept wandering by and picking at it too until almost a whole row was gone and our friend was still a few hours away!

This cake did not disappoint - moist and oozing with cinnamon and brown sugar flavour, we all agreed that it tasted more like an amazing cinnamon crumb cake than a cinnamon roll. But, who cares? It was simple and delicious and S is happy for another week.


Cinnamon roll cake - adapted from Sweetnick's and My Tasty Treasures blog sites.

1 box yellow or white cake mix
4 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sour cream

Mix by hand and pour into a 13 x 9 greased baking pan.

1 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon

Mix and pour over cake batter. Swirl into batter with a knife.

Bake @ 325 for 40 minutes. Let cake cool 10 - 15 minutes before pouring icing over.

Icing:

2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk

Stir together and pour over warm cake.