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Cinnamon Bundt Cake Recipe

A buttermilk bundt cake with a brown sugar and cinnamon layer baked through the middle and a cream cheese icing drizzled over the top.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Servings: 14 slices
Calories: 410kcal
Author: Lucy Brewer

Ingredients

Cake

  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Filling

  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Icing

  • 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a bundt pan with softened butter, working it into every divot, then dust with flour and tap out the excess.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat 6 large eggs and 2 cups granulated sugar together for 1 to 2 minutes.
    A glass bowl with six cracked eggs and sugar, next to a whisk and several sticks of cinnamon on a light surface.
  • Add 1 cup buttermilk, 1 cup vegetable oil, 1/4 cup butter, melted, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and mix well.
    A glass bowl with whisked eggs, milk, and melted butter on a white surface, next to a whisk and several cinnamon sticks.
  • Slowly mix in 3 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon salt until just combined. (You can whisk these ingredients together in a separate bowl if it makes you feel better, but I find that step to be unnecessary in this cake.)
    A glass bowl with beaten eggs, flour, baking powder, and spices sits on a counter next to a whisk and cinnamon sticks.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together 1 cup brown sugar, packed and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon.
    A glass bowl with brown sugar and ground cinnamon, next to a whisk and three whole cinnamon sticks on a white surface.
  • Pour half the batter into the prepared pan and spread it level.
    A bundt pan filled with cake batter sits on a white surface next to a metal whisk and three cinnamon sticks.
  • Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture evenly over the batter.
    A bundt pan filled with brown sugar mixture sits on a white surface next to a whisk and three cinnamon sticks.
  • Then add the remaining batter until the brown sugar layer is covered.
    Bundt cake pan filled with batter sits on a light surface next to a whisk and three cinnamon sticks.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 10 to 15 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a wire rack and let it cool completely.
  • Beat 3 ounces cream cheese, softened until smooth and creamy.
    A glass bowl with creamed butter, a metal whisk, and cinnamon sticks on a light surface.
  • Add 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons milk and beat until pourable.
    A glass bowl with butter and powdered sugar sits on a white surface near a whisk and several sticks of cinnamon.
  • Drizzle the icing evenly over the completely cooled cake.
    A cinnamon bundt cake with white icing is on a plate, surrounded by forks, plates, a cake server, cinnamon sticks, a grater, and a jar of milk on a light-colored table.
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