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Cinna-bun Cake

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    My Mom makes the best cinnamon buns. I don’t make cinnamon buns…I’ve been craving Mom’s cinnamon buns, but they’ve been away. So I had to improvise. Enter Cinnamon Bun Cake, or as our two year old calls it, Cinabun Cake.

    Ingredients

    Base:

    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, softened
    1 cup brown sugar
    2 tablespoons flour
    1 tablespoon cinnamon
    Glaze

    2 cups powdered sugar
    5 tablespoons milk
    1 teaspoon vanilla

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    How To Make Cinna-bun Cake

    Pre-heat oven to 350F.
    Prepare a 9-inch x 13-inch baking pan by spraying with non-stick cooking oil or, if you prefer, coat the pan with butter.
    In a large bowl, mix all of the base ingredients, with the exception of the butter, together until thoroughly combined.
    Add the melted butter last and pour into the prepared pan; set aside,
    To prepare the topping:
    In a small bowl, mix all of the topping ingredients together; mix well to combine.
    To assemble the cake for baking:
    Drop topping, by teaspoonful over the base, as evenly as you can, over the entire base.
    Use a butter knife and swirl the topping into the base.
    Place into the pre-heated oven and bake for 28 – 30 minutes.
    To prepare and use the glaze:
    While the cake is baking, using a small bowl, prepare the glaze by mixing all ingredients until completed combined; set aside.
    Remove cake from oven and glaze the cake while still warm.

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