Cinnamon Roll Pound Cake recipe
This Cinnamon Roll Pound Cake is made with a buttermilk base swirled with cinnamon swirl in the batter topped with a cream cheese glaze.
Servings: 12 people
Equipment
- 1 Hand or stand mixer
- 1 12 cup bundt pan
Ingredients
- For the Pound Cake:
- 3 c All Purpose Flour
- 2 c Granulated Sugar
- 1 c Unsalted Butter - room temperature 2 sticks
- 1 c Buttermilk - room temperature
- 5 Large Eggs - room temperature
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 2 tsps Vanilla Bean Paste
- For the Cinnamon Swirl:
- 1 c Brown Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ c Unsalted Butter - room temperature
- 4 tablespoon Milk
- For the Cream Cheese Glaze:
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- 1 c Powdered Sugar
- ⅓ c Heavy Whipping Cream
- ¼ c Unsalted Butter
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
Instructions
- To make the Pound Cake:
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Start by creating the Cinnamon Swirl: In a large bowl, mix the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and milk together until combined. Sit to the side while preparing the remaining ingredients.
- For the Pound Cake batter:
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt and sit to the side.
- Then, using a hand or stand mixer, blend the butter then slowly add in the granulated sugar. Mix for approximately five minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla bean paste to the batter.
- Then add the eggs to the bowl one at a time, mixing only until combined before adding the next egg.
- Mix in the flour 1 c at a time, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour.
- Spray a 12-cup bundt pan with baking spray. Pour the batter into your bundt pan and spread it evenly.
- Dollop the cinnamon swirl onto the batter and swirl it into the batter in an S-pattern.
- Bake the pound cake for about an hour and 15 to an hour and 30 minutes.
- The cake is done once a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool for 10 - 15 minutes before removing it from the pan.
- To make the Cream Cheese glaze:
- Add the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla to a bowl.
- Start mixing and slowly add in the heavy cream until your desired consistency is reached.
- Pour the glaze over your cooled cake as desired. Sprinkle the top of the cake with cinnamon (optional). Once the glaze has set, serve and enjoy.