Homemade Cinnamon Roll Bundt Cake

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Light and delicious Cinnamon Roll Bundt Cake has swirls of cinnamon sugar throughout the cake. Topped with a crumb topping and light powdered sugar icing, it is a flavorful combination of cake and cinnamon roll.

This fairly simple cinnamon roll coffee cake recipe that eliminates cutting the cinnamon log into rolls. It produces a light cake that is full of cinnamon flavor, which will make your family want another slice and more of this Cinnamon Roll Crumb Cake.

Ingredients

Almost all ingredients in this cake will come right from your pantry or fridge.

Dough

• butter
• sugar
• egg
• sour cream
• baking soda
• all-purpose flour 
• salt
• yeast
• water 
• lemon juice

Cinnamon Sugar Filling

• sugar, brown, or a 1/2 and 1/2 mixture of brown and table sugar
• cinnamon
• butter

Streusel Crumb Topping

• all-purpose flour
• brown sugar
• cinnamon
• shortening

Icing

• powdered sugar
• half and half
• vanilla
• salt 

Instructions

1. Proofing Yeast

If using regular dry yeast, you have to proof it before adding it to your recipe.

Combine warm water (110F), sugar, and yeast. Mix to combine.

Below you see the dry yeast on the right and once it is added to warm water and sugar it will start to "bloom" and become foamy like the picture on the right. This will take 10-15 minutes.

If you have instant yeast, feel free to skip this step. There is no need to proof instant yeast and you can just add it with the rest of your ingredients.

2. Mix Dough

Tip: Don't miss mixing the baking soda with the sour cream. This will make the sour cream light and fluffy.

Step 1. Cream the butter, sugar, and then egg together first, and then add other liquid ingredients including the sour cream.

Step 2. Add the remaining ingredients to the mixing bowl and mix with a paddle. Once the dough forms a rough ball, then switch to a dough hook.

Step 3. Knead dough on a low setting for 7-10 minutes until it forms more of a smooth dough and starts to climb the dough hook.

Tip: This is a wet dough. You can add 1-2 additional tablespoons of flour and use flour to dust your hands and that is Ok. Resist the urge to use too much additional flour.

3. Allow Time for Dough to Rise

Step 1. Drizzle olive oil in a large bowl. Spread on the bottom and sides of the bowl with a paper towel.

Step 2. Add dough to the bowl and cover it with a piece of plastic wrap. Spray the wrap with cooking spray before putting it on top of the bowl.

Step 3. Set the bowl in a warm place to rest. The dough is ready when it has basically doubled in size. So for example, if you are using an 8-cup mixing bowl. The dough may roughly measure 3-4 cups. After an hour to an hour and a half, the dough should measure 8-9 cups.

Tip: I place it in my microwave and turn on the light underneath which warms the inside of the microwave.

This wet dough is slow to rise. Put your timer on for 90 minutes. Clean up your kitchen and before you know it your dough will be ready. Look for it to become puffy and approximately double in size.

4. Prepare the Filling

Step 1. Remove the dough from the bowl and place it on a lightly floured counter. I like to use a silicone mat like this one #ad. It makes working with dough and pie crusts so easy.

Step 2. Flour your hands and pat the dough into a rough rectangle. I aim for roughly a 12-inch long by 6-inch rectangle. Spread melted butter on the dough and sprinkle with the cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Step 3. From the long side, start to roll up the dough. Remember this is a sticky dough so you may need to flour or lightly oil your fingers. Roll as tight as possible. Once the roll is made, pull the opposite long side and press into the dough to form a ring.

Step 4. Spray the 10 or 12-cup bundt pan lightly with cooking spray. Transfer the dough to the pan.

5. Form the Cake and Add Crumb Topping

Step 1. Mix flour, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and shortening in a bowl until it forms a crumb and holds together when you press in your hand.

Step 2. Sprinkle with crumb topping. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise for 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size. You may need up to 90 minutes if your kitchen is cool.

Step 3. Preheat oven to 350F.

Once the dough has risen and doubled in size, you are ready to bake the cake. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes. The internal temperature of the cake should reach 200F.

I use a temperature probe like this one to make sure I don't overbake my baked goods.

6. Drizzle Coffee Cake with Icing

The Cinnamon Roll Bundt Cake is done when the internal temperature reaches 200F. Let the cake cool. The cake may lose some of its puffiness as it cools. Invert the cake on a cake plate. If needed, run a knife around the outside edge of the pan to help loosen the cake.

To invert the cake, take a rack and cover the top of the cake pan. Gently turn the cake onto the rack and then back onto a serving plate.

Mix powdered sugar with cream, vanilla, and a pinch of salt. Drizzle the cake with icing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Other Breakfast Recipes

Cinnamon Roll Bundt Cake is a light cake with swirls of cinnamon sugar filling, a crumb topping, and powdered sugar icing. Perfect for a weekend, or a Holiday Brunch. During the holidays, I double the recipe and make two bundt cakes. One to enjoy and one to gift.

Looking for a recipe with apples or pumpkin? try my Moist & Healthy Pumpkin Cake or Streusel-Topped Apple Muffins.

For more Cinnamon Roll Recipes, check out this list pulled together by Krystal over at Sunny Sweet Days.

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