Cinnamon Roll Pound Cake- a freak of beautiful nature in a sea of pound cake recipes. Combining bundt cake and cinnamon rolls, this recipe is sure to be a hit!
I adore cinnamon rolls. Seriously who doesn’t? As I type this, I am imagining one now with its soft chewy dough filled with a buttery cinnamon swirl and topped with that pillow of glaze that takes this gooey treat over the top. Sounds great right? (Sorry if you are now craving cinnamon rolls but at least I have this cinnamon roll pound cake now).
To make the cinnamon roll pound cake, I added a lovely buttery cinnamon brown sugar swirl to one of my fave basic sour cream pound cake recipes (courtesy of Big Mama) and topped it with that cream cheese glaze cinnamon rolls are known for. It is rich, gooey, moist and absolutely addictive. You have officially been warned!
Yep this recipe definitely made me proud. It is perfect for breakfast, brunch or even after dinner. And its perfect for a work snack. I am rationalizing as I eat another slice and finish this post.
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I have baked this three times in two different ovens. All three times, the cake collapsed (or fell) after taking it out. I love the book. I love the taste of the cake. But, it doesn’t look good (or like the pictures). I’m not a novice. I make bread breads, Ect. But, I’m doing something wrong. Any ideas?
Hi Paul, that’s so strange. I am wondering what might be the issue. It could be a few things: was the cake totally done? If it was underdone then it can sink. Check your oven temperature to make sure its correct. Make sure you aren’t overmixing it also. Have you changed any of the ingredients? Just trying to figure out what’s going on.
Hi Paul. The first thing that came to my mind is the expiration dates. (I haven’t been able to locate this recipe to print yet.) But, if a recipe calls for baking powder or baking soda, always remember to check the expiration dates on those items. Maybe that was the problem. Don’t give up. Happy baking. 🙂
Baked this cake yesterday. Delicious and moist, even though I probably should have taken the cake out sooner. Next attempt, I’ll begin checking around 50 min. I had bought a new bundt pan that was on the lighter side (weight). Not sure it would hold 12 cups, however, it worked out well. As this cake rose, I was concerned the pan was too small. Interesting rise since there isn’t any baking pdr in the recipe. I followed the directions completely, however, next time I think I’ll double the brown sugar mixture (we love cinnamon) as well as adding chopped pecans (we love nuts). Plus, I will mix up the Cinnamon Swirl and use immediately. Mine set for a bit and it was a challenge to swirl b/c the butter had thickened. After reading comments, I only added two tabl. of milk to the icing. Great consistency for me. Given that I thought it was over baked, I was pleased when we sampled the cake after it had set for several hours…it was scrumptious with a cold glass milk. Will be sharing with a friend in Calistoga, CA tomorrow. Hit with my hubby, too.
Wonderful! I’m so glad everyone enjoyed it. And doubling that sugar swirl sounds wonderful to me!
Hi, I made the cake yesterday for my grandson’s birthday party today. I know I broke the cardinal rule of not making something the first time for a crowd, but my grandson couldn’t make up his mind between a regular pound cake and a cinnamon one. When I found your recipe, I had to try it. I have one question. I stored the cake in the refridgerator because of the icing. Is that how it should be stored? Thanks
amazing idea and its easier than the buns and rolls and looks beautiful
Thanks so much Munchy! I love cake so it makes sense that cinnamon rolls have a cake version!
This sound delicious and I want to bake it but, what is the actual weight (oz or grams) of a stick of butter as we don’t have them here in the UK. A pack of butter in the UK is about 8oz / 225g.
Hi Marianna, I actually found this great website that converts butter into the grams and weight that you need. They even can convert one stick of butter. I really hope this helps and let me know if you have any questions at all. I can’t wait for you to try the recipe: http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/butter_converter.html
Drooling!
Thanks so much Lauren!!
I just ADORE cinnamon rolls so when I saw this I knew I had to try it!! It is in the oven right now and our whole house smells wonderful! My family keeps asking when it will be done! I can’t wait to eat it!
yum that sounds delish! Can’t wait to hear how it turns out!
I just made this cake and it is PHENOMENAL. It smelled so amazing while it was baking, and the texture is so wonderful and moist. A perfect holiday “tea snack” as my mother would call it.
My sweetie would love this…he’s a cinnamon kind of guy 🙂
I am going to try making this cake it looks so good!!!
I am going to try making this cake it looks so good!!!
How awesome! I hope you enjoy!
Wonderful! I take the recipe! I love cinnamon!:)
Wonderful! I take the recipe! I love cinnamon!:)
I’m excited to make this pound cake for weekend.. tnx for sharing..
Great no problem! I hope you enjoyed!
I have this cake in the oven right now! I barely had enough to put in the pan. My inner country girl kept eating the cake batter,lol!
This cake turned out GREEAATT!!
Hooray Jennifer! I’m so glad to hear that!!
In a sing-song voice, all together now: GEN-IOUS! Cannot wait to make this.. scratch that – cannot wait to EAT this! 🙂
Thanks so much Kristie!
Ahhh I always love cinnamon in breakfast/dessert treats!!! I’m SO happy you found my blog so now I’ve found yours! Gorgeous!
I feel the same way! I got so excited when I found your blog!! Hooray!
I don’t know if I’m craving cinnamon rolls or this cinnamon roll cake more! This cake look so moist and I bet that swirl is amazing!
Thanks so much Laura! I think I had the same issue after making this cake.
This looks SO good! Now I’m sad my bundt pan didn’t make the cut to be packed into the RV instead of storage 🙁
Oh no! If you have a loaf pan, you could try halving the recipe!
This sounds delicious! I love the simplicity of it with the flavors of the more complicated rolls.
Don’t you love when complicated gets simplified? I know I do. Thanks so much!
This cake looks perfectly lovely. I would love to try it!
Thanks so much for your kind words!
You are a girl after my own heart! I am in love with this cake…gorgeous, Jocelyn!!!
Thank you so much Carol!!!
I should definitely give this a go!
Thanks so much 😉
This cake looks heavenly dear Jocelin!!!! What an amazing idea to create cinnamom swirls 🙂 Love it!!
xox Amy
Thank you so much Amy! I think the swirls really give that cinnamon roll touch!
This recipe sounds like something I must try. Thanks for sharing, it really looks wonderful.
Thanks so much!
What an amazing idea! I need to make this now so I can enjoy a piece with a cup of coffee… YUM!
Thank you so much! And this goes perfectly with a cup of jo!
Yum! I have never eaten a pound cake as they are not big in Australia but this looks amazing! And the cinnamon swirl is a such a great idea! I want to try this now!
Thanks so much Brooke! I had no idea that pound cake wasn’t a huge deal in Australia.
This looks AMAZING!!I can see the moistness and density and richness. Love that!
Do you think the cake recipe itself could be halved and baked as a 9×5 loaf? Sometimes when something cooks as a Bundt vs. loaf although it ‘should’ work out the same, sometimes loaves don’t cook as well. Since you said you make tons of them and grew up on pound cakes, LMK your thoughts!
Hi Averie, I think it could definitely be halved in a loaf pan for sure. I usually cut the time by a 1/3 and start checking around have the baking time to see how it is doing.
I only recently started making – and loving – pound cake, and am now trying to make up for lost time. So this is definitely getting bookmarked for later!
Thank you so much! Yep, pound cake is definitely a cake to love. I’m glad you found a love for it.
You should be proud – this cake looks amazing!! (Thanks for inducing a serious cinnamon roll craving!) 😀
Thank you so much Valerie!! That means a lot coming from you.
Words escape me!! The whole concept is brilliantly simple!! Definitely in my future!!
Thank you so much!