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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cake Recipe

A delicious cake that will have you craving your favorite cinnamon cereal (my personal favorite). This recipe makes three 6"x2" cake rounds or two 8"x2" cake rounds
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 2 8" rounds
Calories 7433kcal

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

  • 12 oz AP Flour I prefer king arthur brand
  • 2 ½ teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 8 oz Unsalted butter room temperature
  • 12 oz Sugar I prefer superfine but regular granulated is ok
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 Large Eggs room temperature
  • 8 oz milk room temperature

Easy Buttercream Frosting Ingredients

  • 8 oz pasteurized egg whites
  • 32 oz powdered sugar
  • 32 oz unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Cake Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F and prepare two 8" rounds with cake goop or preferred pan spray.
  • Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt and set aside
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream the butter for 20 seconds until smooth
  • Sprinkle in the sugar and whip on med-high until light in color and fluffy. About 8-10 minutes. Scrape the bowl halfway through mixing
  • Bring back to low mixing, add in eggs one at a time. Let mix in fully for one minute fore adding the next egg. Mixture should look smooth, not broken or lumpy. If it is, your eggs might have been too cold. 
  • Add your vanilla to your milk 
  • Add flour to mixture in four parts, alternating with the milk. Start with flour, mix until just incorporated, then add ⅓ of the milk. Repeat. After you add the last little bit of flour, STOP. 
  • Take out about ⅓ of your batter and mix in your cinnamon. Finish the other batter by hand by mixing with a spatula until everything is combine. 3-4 strokes. 
  • Spoon your batter into your two pans. Alternating between vanilla and cinnamon to get a nice swirl. 
  •  Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Do not over-bake or your cake will shrink and your sides will not be straight. Wrap your cakes in plastic wrap and chill them until firm before torting and frosting. 

Buttercream Instructions

  • Place egg whites and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl with the whisk attachment. Whisk to combine. Add in butter in small chunks then vanilla and salt. Whip on high until light and fluffy and white. Optional: switch to the paddle attachment and mix on low for 15-20 minutes until all air bubbles are gone. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 7433kcal | Carbohydrates: 768g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 474g | Saturated Fat: 296g | Cholesterol: 1602mg | Sodium: 1658mg | Potassium: 1237mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 622g | Vitamin A: 15875IU | Calcium: 656mg | Iron: 12.6mg