Cinnamon Cake
This easy Cinnamon Cake is made from scratch with just a few simple ingredients. It's warm, light, and wonderful, perfect served for a Sunday brunch, the holidays, or any occasion!
Servings: 12
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour , spooned and leveled
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 & 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter , softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 large eggs
- 2/3 cup whole milk
For the Syrup Glaze
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease and lightly flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat together the sugar, butter, and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, fully incorporating between each one.
- Beat in the flour mixture, alternating with the milk.
- Pour batter in the prepared pan. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. (Don't Over-Bake! All ovens run differently, so make sure you check with a tester a few minutes before the end of bake time. If the tester comes out with just a few moist crumbs, it's done.)
- Remove cake from oven; cool 20 minutes.
- While the cake cools, make the cinnamon glaze. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, water, butter, vanilla, and cinnamon. Heat over medium until sugar is dissolved and mixture is slightly thickened.
- Turn cake out onto a wire rack set over a plate. Using a fork, poke holes all over the cake, then drizzle with the cinnamon syrup glaze.
- Slice, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
Make it in a 9x13 casserole dish instead. A fluted bundt pan makes this cake so pretty. But if you don’t have one, no worries. This cake can also be made in a 9×13 baking dish with the cooking time between 25-30 minutes. Note that all ovens run differently! Check with a tester toward the end, if it comes out with just a few moist crumbs, it's done. Alternatively, if it's still very wet, keep baking.
Nutrition
Calories: 369kcal · 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