Prep Time: 20 mins | Cook Time: 40 mins | Total Time: 1 hr | Servings: 12
Make this simple cinnamon cake from scratch and impress everyone with a light and wonderful cake. This cake is perfect for all the cinnamon lovers out there. Enjoy this beautiful and delicious cake on a Sunday brunch all year round!
Ingredients
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3 large eggs
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tbsp cinnamon
2/3 c. unsalted butter, softened
1 1/3 c. granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp baking powder
2/3 c. whole milk
3/4 tsp salt
Cinnamon Syrup Glaze:
6 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c. granulated sugar
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/3 c. water
How to make Simple Cinnamon Cake
Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees F. Ready a 10-inch bundt pan. Generously grease, lightly flour, and set aside.
Step 2: Place the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Mix well until combined.
Step 3: Place the sugar, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl and beat using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Then, add the eggs, one at a time, beating every after each addition until blended. Next, stir in the flour mixture, alternating with the milk.
Step 4: Into the prepared pan, pour the batter. Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. Take the cake out of the oven when done and allow it to cool for about 20 minutes in the pan.
Step 5: In the meantime, place the sugar, water, butter, vanilla, and cinnamon in a small saucepan, stirring over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and you have a slightly thickened mixture.
Step 6: Onto a wire rack set over a plate, invert the cake. Poke holes all over the cake using a fork. Then, drizzle the warm cake with the cinnamon syrup glaze.
Step 7: Slice the cinnamon cake and serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 369 kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 176mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 589IU | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 1mg
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 2/3 c. unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/3 c. granulated sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 2/3 c. whole milk
- 3/4 tsp salt
- Cinnamon Syrup Glaze:
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 c. granulated sugar
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 c. water
Instructions
Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees F. Ready a 10-inch bundt pan. Generously grease, lightly flour, and set aside.
Step 2: Place the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Mix well until combined.
Step 3: Place the sugar, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl and beat using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Then, add the eggs, one at a time, beating every after each addition until blended. Next, stir in the flour mixture, alternating with the milk.
Step 4: Into the prepared pan, pour the batter. Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. Take the cake out of the oven when done and allow it to cool for about 20 minutes in the pan.
Step 5: In the meantime, place the sugar, water, butter, vanilla, and cinnamon in a small saucepan, stirring over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and you have a slightly thickened mixture.
Step 6: Onto a wire rack set over a plate, invert the cake. Poke holes all over the cake using a fork. Then, drizzle the warm cake with the cinnamon syrup glaze.
Step 7: Slice the cinnamon cake and serve. Enjoy!
