Description
A delicious cinnamon butter cake topped with a sweet glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup salted butter (melted and cooled slightly)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup salted butter (at room temperature)
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter (melted)
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Grease 9×13-inch baking dish. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter and sugars together until well combined.
- Whisk in the eggs and vanilla until combined.
- Add the buttermilk and whisk in until combined.
- Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt just until combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Set aside.
- To make the filling, add butter, light brown sugar, all-purpose flour, and ground cinnamon to a medium bowl. Beat until well combined.
- Drop the cinnamon filling by small spoonfuls (teaspoon-sized scoops) over the cake batter. Do not swirl.
- Bake the cake for about 25-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- To make the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, melted butter, milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl. To make it thicker, add more powdered sugar and to make it thinner, add more milk.
- Drizzle the glaze over the warm cake.
Notes
- Ensure the butter is melted and cooled slightly before mixing.
- The cake can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 290mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg