Are you a cinnamon donut lover? Perhaps snickerdoodles are your favourite cookies? If so, then you are going to fall in love with this Cinnamon Swirl Bundt Cake recipe.
Hi friends, my name is Jess and I blog over at Sweet Menu. I’m here to share a scrumptious cake recipe with you that is sure to knock your socks off. This beauty is essentially a butter cake or a yellow cake as it is often called, with a delicious ribbon of cinnamon sugar through the middle. Plus we’ve gone sans frosting (that makes it healthy right?) and coated the whole cake in delicious cinnamon sugar.
This cake is sure impress your guests, smelling like a sweet cinnamon donut and tasting like a fluffy butter cake. I used a Bundt cake pan but you could use whatever medium-sized cake tin you have at the ready. It’s the perfect cake for morning or afternoon tea! Plus I bet you have all the ingredients in your pantry right now.
- Cake
- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 2 and ¼ cups plain flour
- 2 and ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ⅔ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- Cinnamon Topping
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons caster sugar
- 1 and ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Grease an 8-cup capacity bundt pan or a medium sized cake tin (approximately 8-9 inches in diameter) with a little butter or non stick cooking spray.
- Preheat the oven to 320 F (160 C).
- In a large mixing bowl, add the butter, sugar and vanilla and beat with an electric mixer until combined.
- Add in the eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition.
- Next, sift in half the flour, the baking powder and half the milk. Gently stir using a wooden spoon or a spatula.
- Add the rest of the flour and milk and continue to stir until combined.
- Spoon approximately half of the batter into your prepared tin.
- In a separate bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Gently sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the cake batter and then dollop spoonfuls of the remaining cake mix on top.
- Pop the cake into the oven and bake for approximately 45-50 minutes or until lovely and golden on top and a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, melt the butter in the microwave.
- Mix together the extra cinnamon and sugar in a bowl.
- Gently remove the cake from the tin and set onto a wire rack.
- While the cake is still warm, brush with melted butter and then generously sprinkle over the cinnamon sugar.
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Aida@TheCraftingFoodie says
Jess and Mandy,
This looks delicious! I love any form of coffee cake, and this totally fits the bill. I would be perfect with a warm cup of tea.
Jess @ Sweet Menu says
Thank you so much Aida, it certainly goes lovely with a cup of tea! 🙂
heather @french press says
I just love cinnamon , this cake sounds like it would make the perfect breafkast
Jess @ Sweet Menu says
I’ll take any excuse I can to have cake for breakfast! 😉 Thanks Heather!
Marlynn @UrbanBlissLife says
This looks delicious and would be a great cake to serve at a girls’ weekend brunch!
Jess @ Sweet Menu says
Thanks Marlynn, that sounds like a great idea!
Cyndi - My Kitchen Craze says
I love cinnamon and this bundt cake looks spot on! I’d love some of this with my morning or afternoon coffee!
Jess @ Sweet Menu says
Thanks Cyndi, I love anything cinnamon too! 🙂