I made this cake for the first time when I was a little girl. While flipping through my cake recipe binder the other day, I saw this recipe and couldn't resist making it. I fell in love with it all over again. Lucky for me, my boys fell in love with it too and they have already requested it again for the next birthday.
Tonight is my middle son's 6th birthday party and he is beside himself with excitement.Tuesday was his official birthday and I made this cake just for our family to enjoy after dinner. We are BIG on birthdays in our family. The last picture here was taken last weekend at our cabin while we celebrated with our cousins.
With just a few ingredients that are likely to already be in your pantry, this is the perfect go-to dessert recipe. This is the easiest cake I have ever made.
Cinnamon Toast Cake (Gluten Free directions are below)
Cake Ingredients:
2 cups AP flour
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons butter, melted and semi-cooled
Topping Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9" square pan (8" works as well) and set aside. Whisk together the dry ingredients for the cake. Blend in the milk, vanilla and butter. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 25 minutes.
While the cake is baking combine the topping ingredients and whisk together. Remove the cake from the oven after 25 minutes and pour the topping across the cake. I like to pour the topping mostly around the sides first and then lightly across the top. I've found that if I pour it all on the center of the cake immediately, that will cause the cake to fall slightly. Still delicious that way, but not as pretty.
Bake the cake for an additional 10 minutes until the cinnamon layer is bubbling. Let cool before serving. Enjoy!
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| Collapsed carrot cake last weekend; high altitude baking = huge learning curve! |
Click here for printable Gluten Free recipe
This sounds absolutely wonderful. And egg free too, which is great since I don't always have fresh eggs in the refrigerator. The photos did not appear on the blog
ReplyDeleteMary this sounds amazing!! I love anything with lots of cinnamon flavor! My newphew has an egg alergy this would be a great one to make when he comes to visit!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Three-Cookies! They are there now.
ReplyDeleteMmmm sounds good.
ReplyDeleteLook at those kids waiting for your carrot cake. They don't care if it collapsed or not.
My mom used to make a cake like this, I can remember the crusty cinnamon topping---so good. We ate it all day, but I would love it for breakfast. The b'day photo is so great, I just love how you can see the magic of it all on their faces.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome... we love cinnamon flavour, and I've been looking bake egg-less for a while and this just seems perfect
ReplyDeleteWhat a good looking bunch of kids! How very cute!
ReplyDelete(And the cake looks yummy, even if it is a bit deflated!)
oh this is great, I am know trying to bake cake for my kids and in couple of weeks of trying they told me that it is almost perfect.
ReplyDeleteI love the photo of all those cute hungry faces! Kids just love a birthday cake with candles. Very nice. Yeah - that cinnamon cake is looking mighty fine! I can smell it now. Oh yum.
ReplyDeleteI love the picture of the kids. It reminds me of my own kids when they were younger. The cake sound so good. Sounds like it would be simple to make and the topping would be great.
ReplyDeleteI love cinnamon, and this looks like a cake everyone would be fighting for the edge pieces on :) Love the birthday photo - happy birthday to your boy!
ReplyDeleteps. Did you get a haircut recently or did I totally miss it ages ago? Anyways, I love it, you are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYum! I would eat this for breakfast, even if I shouldnt be! Great recipe!
ReplyDeleteThis is the type of cake I love;))Are all these kids in your Family?:)
ReplyDeleteThis cake looks amazing. And the picture of the kids is so cute! There's nothing like getting family together, especially when there's a bunch of kids.
ReplyDeleteJust lovely! And after that amazing description I'm thinking I need to make it too.
ReplyDeleteI love the picture of the kids and the cake - such anticipation!
ReplyDeleteYum! My dad used to make us cinnamon toast all the time on weekend mornings. This just looks so delicious!
ReplyDeleteCinnamon toast is still my favorite thing for breakfast! Can't wait to try this cake.. thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI made this tonight and not only did the house smell wonderful, we couldn't stop eating it! So simple and so delicious. When it was warm, my daughter thought it tasted like a mini-donut:).
ReplyDeleteI've been lurking for awhile, but had to come out of the shadows to comment on this cake.
I am so glad that you enjoyed the cake, Kristen! I love hearing that. Thanks for de-lurking to tell me!
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