Learn how to make a giant cinnamon roll cake using my easy 7 ingredient homemade cinnamon roll dough and swirling it into one large cake. Top with vanilla icing for an extra fun and indulgent breakfast or brunch. Kids LOVE this! (Ok, adults too.) This recipe is brought to you in partnership with Red Star Yeast. giant cinnamon roll cake If you find yourself (1) with a giant cinnamon roll craving, (2) bored and looking for a fun baking project, and/or (3) in need of a FUN family-friendly breakfast, brunch, or dessert– I have just the recipe. I originally published this giant cinnamon roll cake several years ago and after making it 7,938x since then (approximation, of course), I decided to add some updates. It’s even better now! Discover new pictures, extra recipe notes, and a video tutorial to help guarantee mega cinnamon roll success. Because if you’re going to make cinnamon rolls, you might as well make the best, most giant cinnamon roll ever. It’s impossible not to love this. Why You’ll Love This Giant Cinnamon Roll Cake It’s a cinnamon roll the size of your head. Only requires 1 short rest and 1 long rise. (Not 2 rises!) No special tools required. Perfect for yeast beginners. Kids love to help roll it up. Fun to eat. Smothered in vanilla icing. I repeat: it’s a cinnamon roll the size of your head. giant cinnamon roll cake slice Perfect for Yeast Beginners Do you love homemade cinnamon rolls, but are nervous to bake with yeast? I used to be this way too, but my easy cinnamon rolls completely changed that mindset. They only need 1 short rest period and 1 long rise, as opposed to two long rises like my overnight cinnamon rolls. Same fluffy cinnamon roll goodness, but in half the time. We’re using a very similar dough recipe for today’s cinnamon roll cake. Here’s my #1 tip: I exclusively use Red Star Yeast in my bread baking and always recommend readers do the same. A dependable yeast like Platinum Yeast by Red Star pretty much guarantees dough success. This is an instant yeast, which helps cut down on rise time. Not only this, its careful formula strengthens your dough and makes working with yeast simple. And simple, especially when it comes to bread baking, is always good. Bottom line: I recommend Platinum Yeast by Red Star in this cinnamon roll cake. red star yeast platinum packets Video Tutorial: Giant Cinnamon Roll Cake How to Make a Giant Cinnamon Roll Cake Make the dough: The ingredients are pretty standard: flour, sugar, salt, yeast, milk, butter, and egg. Heat the butter and milk together. Next, stir or beat the milk mixture into the dry ingredients, then add the egg. After mixing, your dough is ready to knead. You’ll notice I use all milk (no water) and *slightly* more butter than my easy cinnamon rolls recipe. I wanted a richer dough for this cinnamon roll cake. Same great results. Knead the dough: You can use your mixer or hands to knead the dough. Watch me knead the dough with my hands in the video tutorial above. When you’re finished kneading, cover the dough and let it rest for about 30 minutes. It won’t really rise during this time, but this allows the gluten to relax, which makes shaping much easier. Fill & shape the cinnamon roll cake: Here’s where the fun starts! Roll the dough out into a 15×12 inch rectangle. Spread the softened butter on top, then sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, slice the dough into 6 horizontal strips. (Each are 15 inches long.) Roll up 1 strip and place in a greased pan. Coil the remaining 5 strips around the center roll, starting each strip at the end of the previous one to make one large cinnamon roll. Some of the filling may spill out as you pick up the strips, so just sprinkle it on top of the cake when you’re done shaping it. Rise: Let the shaped cake rise until doubled in size, about 1-2 hours. Remember, this is the only rise time required! Bake: After the giant cinnamon roll cake is puffy, bake until golden brown. Drizzle with vanilla icing: Whisk confectioners’ sugar, milk, and vanilla extract together until smooth. Drizzle all over the warm cake. cinnamon roll cake Cinnamon Roll Cake Step-by-Step Pictures Mix the dry ingredients together. Heat the butter and milk together. dough ingredients Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, add the egg, and beat into a slightly soft dough. (If you don’t have a mixer, you can make this dough by hand.) dough in mixing bowl Knead this dough, then let it rest for about 30 minutes. Roll out into a large rectangle. Top with softened butter. rolled out dough with butter Sprinkle a mixture of brown sugar and cinnamon on top, then cut into 6 strips. Roll up 1 strip. strips of cinnamon roll dough Place into your greased pan. Coil remaining strips around it. shaping a cinnamon roll cake Before baking, let the shaped cake rise until puffy: giant cinnamon roll cake before baking 3 Helpful Tips Best pan to use: I recommend a 9-inch round pie dish or cake pan. Keep it flat: While the giant cinnamon roll cake is baking, some spots may rise up more than other spots. That’s completely normal and expected from something this large! Simply remove the pan from the oven and, with the back of a spatula, press down the spots that are rising taller than others to help keep them even. Don’t have all morning to spend on this dough? Feel free to prep the dough the night before. This is a wonderful way to save time in the morning so you can wake up and eat sooner! See my make-ahead/overnight instructions in the written recipe below. vanilla icing on cinnamon roll cake Let’s Dig In To serve, cut the giant cinnamon roll like a traditional cake. Alternatively, you could uncoil it and let everyone have a go, sort of like you do with monkey bread. Hey, it’s ok to have fun with your food once in awhile. Now go make some cake!!
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