Description
This decadent Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake features a moist white cake infused with a buttery brown sugar cinnamon syrup and topped with rich cream cheese frosting. All the flavors of a cinnamon roll without the kneading.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box white cake mix (Plus ingredients on box)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (For cake batter)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (Melted, for filling)
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar (Packed)
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon (Divided use)
- 1 tbsp sweetened condensed milk (Optional)
- 8 oz cream cheese (Softened)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (Softened, for frosting)
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar (Sifted)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F; prepare and bake cake mix in a 9×13 pan as directed.
- Poke holes all over the warm cake using the handle of a wooden spoon.
- Whisk melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and condensed milk; pour over cake.
- Cool cake completely, then refrigerate for 30 minutes to set.
- Beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until fluffy.
- Spread frosting over cake, dust with cinnamon sugar, and serve.
Notes
- Prep Time: 40 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg