Cinnamon Layer Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    cake
    3/4 cup packed brown sugar (I used dark)
    3 tablespoons packed brown sugar (I used dark)
    1/2 cup unsalted butter, slightly melted
    1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
    1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
    1 cup fat free sour cream
    3 eggs
    1/3 cup canola oil
    1/4 cup water
    frosting
    2 (8 ounce) packages light cream, cheese. (room temp)
    3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, slightly melted
    2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    3 cups confectioners' sugar
Preparation
    Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
    Coat 2 (9\") round cake pans with cooking spray.
    Cake.
    Combine 3/4 cup brown sugar,butter & 1tsp cinnamon.
    Spread half of mixture in each pan to within 2\" of edge.
    At medium speed beat cake mix, sour cream,eggs,oil and 1/4 cup water until blended.
    Increase speed to medium-high beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
    Transfer 1 cup to a small bowl.
    Divide rest of batterbetween the 2 pans over the sugar.
    Stir remaining brown sugar & cinnamon into reserved batter.
    Drop by heaping Tbs on to batter in pans.
    Swirl being careful not to stir up sugar layer.
    Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
    Cool on racks 10 minutes.
    Remove from pans.
    Cool on racks.
    Frosting
    At medium-high speed beat cream cheese,butter& vanilla until smooth.
    Beat in sugar until light & fluffy.
    If desired reserve 1 cup to a pastry bag with star tip.
    Place 1 cake layer sugar sid up on a plate.
    Spread with 1 1/2 cups frosting to within 1/2\" of edge.
    Top with remaining cake layer sugar side down.
    Spread with remaining frosting.
    With reserved frosting pipe rosettes.
    serves 16.

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