Cinnamon Cake

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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!

Prep Time20

Cook Time40

Total Time1

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cinnamon bundt cake, cinnamon cake

Servings:

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!

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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.

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