This Cinnamon Sugar Cake is one of the easiest recipes that yield delicious results. Everyone is going to love this easy cake recipe!
Hello there, friends. I can’t tell you how happy I am that March is here!
These past few days the birds have been singing, the snow’s been melting, and the sun’s been shining. In fact, when I was running some errands today, I opened the sunroof in my car. Granted it was only 36 degrees, but that’s kind of like a heat wave in these parts. And, we get to move our clocks ahead this weekend. I can’t wait!
Today we are making this Cinnamon Sugar Cake which is a super easy cake recipe!
I’m a little late with my post today, but I wanted to stop in and share a recipe for this delicious Cinnamon and Sugar Cake I just made.
My friend had it a few weeks ago at a local cafe and asked if I could get the recipe and make it. With a few more friends coming into town this weekend, I thought it would be the perfect excuse to whip it up.
I did have my mom get the recipe (Her friend is a cook at the cafe.), but after some research, I found out it was a Taste of Home recipe. So, thank you Taste of Home.
Need and Easy Cake Recipe?
This cake is insanely easy to make, and I can’t begin to describe how delicious it is. The actual cake is so moist it’s incredible. And the simplicity of the cinnamon and sugar is magical. It’s Cinnamon Toast Crunch in cake form, but 100 times better. Something like that. Honestly, If you’re ever in a pinch for a quick dessert. give this a try.
To dress it up, I used some washi tape and wood skewers to make a few little flags. I off-centered them on the cake. Simple, but still super cute.
What make this Cinnamon Sugar Cake such an easy cake recipe, is that it’s made with a box cake mix.
However, with just a few simple tweets, tricks, and additions, it becomes a really delicious cake that will certainly please everyone’s palette.
Okay, on to the recipe!
Adapted from Taste of Home
Here's what you'll need:
Cake:
1 package white cake mix
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3 eggs
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Frosting:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
5 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon cinnamon-sugar
Let's get baking:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the ingredients for the cake. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then increase to medium speed for 2 minutes. Transfer the batter into two greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans.
Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for about 10 minutes. Remove from pans and place on wire racks to cool completely.
In a large bowl, cream the butter until light and fluffy - about five minutes. Add the powdered sugar, milk, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth. Then, assemble the cake by spreading the frosting between the layers, over the top, and on the sides. Sprinkle the top and sides with the cinnamon-sugar.
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I hope you enjoyed this easy cake recipe for this delicious Cinnamon Sugar Cake!
Have a fabulous weekend, everyone!
This looks absolutely delicious, Michael. I think this is going on my list to bake this weekend.
The cake looks gorgeous against your new dining room color! (I’m a big fan of blues with tans and creams and white.) Enjoy the cake, the company, and your home!!
I was thinking the SAME thing! It was so fun to photograph something in this new space.
xo Michael
David, I LOVE that you used a cake mix for this. The main reason is because the nutritional info is on the box – so I know exactly how much sodium I’m getting without having to use a calculator. This looks and sounds so yummy I’m going to do it this weekend. My grandson and his gf will love it.
I think you meant Michael. 😉
You’re welcome. I’ glad it helped.
xo Michael
Yummmy! Your cake sounds delicious, and looks wonderful too! Just love the little flags. Great idea!
Have fun showing off your beautiful house and good cooking skills.
This looks so yummy! I’m going to put some fruit on top when I make it.
Cinnamon AND sugar?!?! It’s like you know me.
Haha. It’s my friends favorite too.
xo Michael
Hi Michael,
I was so looking forward to you saying you thought you nailed down a print option for recipes, but alas all that shows on my print preview is the ad at the bottom of your page. Hope the feedback is helpful.
Janet –
Thanks for the feedback. I use Safari for my web browser and it seems to work fine. However, when I tested it via Google Chrome. It doesn’t work correctly.
I’ll see what I can do with my web designer. THANK YOU for the feedback! I’ll get this working one way or another.
xo Michael
Love your blog. Look at it every day.
I use Safari, with my Mac.
Only thing that printed was TOP OLDER
Helen
Thanks for letting me know Helen! I’ll get this fixed. 🙂
xo Michael
Sounds delicious! LOVE the flag idea with the tape! Would be so cute on cupcakes for my kids! 🙂
Your cake looks absolutely delicious. I can’t wait to try it! Also, I see you are a Fiesta person – yay!!
I use Internet Explorer and the print worked for me. I am going right now to make this cake. Love cinnamon & sugar. Will let you know.
Just printed the recipe…Wish I could make it now, but I’ve got to do laundry, dishes and paint a hutch. Hope I have time later. It looks YUMMY!
Back again, Just finished the cake and it was wonderful!!! I used a French vanilla cake mix. I would suggest that you whisk the cinnamon into the cake mix first, then add the other ingredients so it won’t clump. Love the frosting! At first I thought the frosting would be to much cinnamon, but just the opposite, it just makes the taste buttery and cinnamony ( is that a word? ha ha). Thank you Michael, for another great recipe!!!!!
I plan on making it this weekend. Sounds absolutely delicious, and I love the washi skewers. I was able to print it out on Safari. 🙂
I would love to make this as a 13×9 cake for my son’s birthday. Any recipe or baking time adjustments you can recommend?
This cake is so delicious! I made it recently for a big group to eat during March Madness and it was a huge hit! I was sure to link back to IBC 🙂
http://sngriffi.blogspot.com/2014/03/happy-march-madness-nc-state-cake.html
I made this cake for our Weekly Neighborhood dinner and it was fabulous! Such a moist and yummy cake. Thanks Michael for making a novice baker look so good. I will definitely be making this cake again
I’m so thrilled you loved the recipe! It’s definitely a favorite of mine. 🙂
xo Michael
My friend made this a couple weeks ago and OMG it was fabulous!!! She sent me the link for your recipe but I would like to make cupcakes for Easter Sunday for myself and fellow employees that have to work. Do you know the backing time?? Thank you~
HAPPY EASTER!!
oops “baking” time for cupcakes 🙂
Made this for Easter…ridiculously good! Did it in a 9 x 13 and it was done in 35 minutes. I do recommend mixing the cinnamon in with the cake mix before adding any liquids. I did not had some clumps of cinnamon. Still so freaking tasty!
Especially the frosting though I added a bit more milk to get the consistency I prefer. Cannot wait to have a leftover slice at lunch today. Next time, I am going to add some chopped, toasted walnuts sprinkled on top of the frosting. Thanks Michael!!
I’m so glad it worked it worked out for you. Good idea with the cinnamon! I didn’t have any issues, but that’s a good preventative measure. Haha.
xo Michael
what if we want to make the cake from scratch? (so without buying the white cake mix)
Could you tell us what white cake mix recipe to use?
Hi Michael,
Found this recipe from Pinterest and made it yesterday for my daughter’s 5th birthday. I am not the best baker (although I do have a food blog, think dinner 🙂 !) and birthday cakes usually end in tears for me. Just ask my husband. But this one turned out amazing! So incredibly moist and such an easy recipe. My family absolutely loved it. My go to birthday cake recipe now. Thank you for sharing!!!
Yay Jenny!! I’m SO happy to hear that. You have to love an easy (and totally delicious) recipe, right. Thrilled it turned out for you!
xo Michael
I made this cake today! It came out perfectly. Thank you for a great recipe. It’s definitely a keeper. Gave you a little linky on my blog too. ♥
This is the prettiest cake!! Those flavors – it’s sort of like a snickerdoodle cookie in cake form. Pinning!!!
We LOVE your washi tape cake flags (the cake looks pretty damn delicious too)!
We shared this fabulous post as part of our ’10 fabulous washi tape ideas’ on The Paperdashery blog.
Thanks for the inspiration!
I made this cake this weekend and it was absolutely delicious!! It was a huge hit and the icing is perfect 🙂