Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls
Extra soft cinnamon rolls that start with a cake mix.
Ingredients
Dough:
- 2 ½ cups warm water
- 2 Tbsp instant yeast
- 15 oz box white cake mix
- ⅓ cup oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp salt
- 6 ½ cups all purpose flour more or less
Filling:
- 6 Tbsp melted butter
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp cinnamon
Frosting:
- ¼ cup very soft butter
- dash salt
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ tsp almond or vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp buttermilk or milk more if needed
Instructions
- Mix yeast and warm water in a large mixing bowl, let sit till dissolved. Add the cake mix, oil, eggs, salt, and 1 cup of the flour. Beat till smooth.
- Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead a few times on a floured surface. Return to bowl, cover, and let rest for 15-20 minutes.
- Roll the dough out into a large rectangle on a counter that has been sprayed with non-stick spray. Spread softened butter over entire surface. Combine the sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over the top.
- Roll up and pinch the seam together to seal. Cut into 24 1" slices and place into 2 greased 9x13" pans. Let rise till doubled, 30-60 minutes.
- Bake at 350° for about 25- 30 minutes, or until golden browned on the top and bottom. Let cool for about 15 minutes, then drizzle with frosting.
- For frosting: Beat all ingredients in a small bowl, adding enough buttermilk to make a thin frosting that you can drizzle.
Notes
The extra sugar in the dough makes these cinnamon rolls raise pretty quickly, so make sure you check on them often. If they raise too long they will end up with pockets of air in them.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 340kcalCarbohydrates: 59gProtein: 5gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 270mgPotassium: 66mgFiber: 2gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 180IUVitamin C: 0.05mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 2mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!