This is a simple recipe for a fast, easy, and delicious cinnamon cake. It’s an all-time favorite. A cake for any occasion and a perfect anytime cake from breakfast, to snack or dessert. It’s pretty easy to put together and it smells amazing! It’s super soft, moist, cinnamony, and a perfect pair for a cup of coffee or tea. One slice will never be enough, you’ll be asking for more.
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Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup shortening
1 1/3 cups white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 eggs
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup white sugar
6 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
HOW TO MAKE BUTTERY CINNAMON CAKE
Step 1: Prepare the oven by preheating it to 350 degrees F or 175 degrees C. Grease and flour a 10-inch of Bundt pan.
Step 2: Place the flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Mix until combine. Set aside.
Step 3: In a separate bowl, beat the shortening, white sugar, vanilla until light and fluffy. Then, add the eggs one at a time, making sure to beat for at least a minute after each egg.
Step 4: Whisk in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Finally, empty the batter into the prepared bundt pan.
Step 5: Place in the preheated oven and bake for 40-45 minutes. Check the doneness by inserting a toothpick in the middle of the cake, when it comes out clean it’s done.
Step 6: While the cake is still warm, remove it from the pan and using a fork poke holes around the top of the cake.
Step 7: Slowly pour the warm cinnamon syrup over the top of the cake, into holes, and sides of the cake.
Step 8: For the cinnamon syrup, combine the white sugar, butter, water, vanilla, and ground cinnamon in a saucepan. Heat while stirring frequently until the butter is melted.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup shortening
- 1 1/3 cups white sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
Step 1: Prepare the oven by preheating it to 350 degrees F or 175 degrees C. Grease and flour a 10-inch of Bundt pan.
Step 2: Place the flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Mix until combine. Set aside.
Step 3: In a separate bowl, beat the shortening, white sugar, vanilla until light and fluffy. Then, add the eggs one at a time, making sure to beat for at least a minute after each egg.
Step 4: Whisk in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Finally, empty the batter into the prepared bundt pan.
Step 5: Place in the preheated oven and bake for 40-45 minutes. Check the doneness by inserting a toothpick in the middle of the cake, when it comes out clean it's done.
Step 6: While the cake is still warm, remove it from the pan and using a fork poke holes around the top of the cake.
Step 7: Slowly pour the warm cinnamon syrup over the top of the cake, into holes, and sides of the cake.
Step 8: For the cinnamon syrup, combine the white sugar, butter, water, vanilla, and ground cinnamon in a saucepan. Heat while stirring frequently until the butter is melted.
