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Soft Cinnamon Rolls With Cream Cheese Frosting

The softest fluffiest cinnamon roll recipe ever! Baked in heavy cream for the ultimate ooey gooey cinnamon buns slathered in a soft cream cheese frosting.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Proofing 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 12 Rolls
Calories 476kcal

Equipment

  • One sheet pan (13"x18") or similar sized pan

Ingredients

Cinnamon Roll Dough

  • 8 ounces milk 90ºF
  • 10 grams dried instant yeast
  • 28 ounces bread flour or all purpose flour
  • 8 ounces butter softened
  • 4 ounces sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 ounce corn syrup
  • 8 ounces heavy cream (for soaking the rolls)

Cinnamon Filling

  • 8 ounces unsalted butter softened to almost melted
  • 8 ounces granulated sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons cinnamon

Cream cheese frosting

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 4 ounces unsalted butter softened
  • 4 ounces powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon heavy whipping cream or less if you like a thicker consistency
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Place the warm milk, yeast, and half the flour into the bowl of your stand mixer with the dough hook attached and mix until combined.
  • Add in the softened butter, sugar, salt, eggs, corn syrup, and the rest of the flour into the mixer and mix until combined.
  • Let the dough mix on medium speed or until the dough forms into a ball and cleans the bowl. This can take from 10-20 minutes of mixing. Don't worry if the mixture is very sticky at first. Just keep mixing.
  • Shape the dough into a smooth ball and then place it into a greased bowl. Cover with a tea towel and let rise for 90 minutes in a warm place
    *see note**

For the cinnamon sugar filling

  • Combine together all your ingredients with a mixer until smooth

To make the rolls

  • Line a 13"x18" sheet pan with parchment paper (or similar sized pan)
  • Once your dough has proofed, roll out the dough 18" wide and about 8" tall.
  • Roll up the dough length-wise. Make sure the first roll is very tight so you get a nice spiral, then continue pushing the dough until you reach the edge. Brush a little water or egg wash along the bare edge so it seals the loose edge of the dough.
  • Divide the dough into 1.5" pieces with some dental floss.
  • Place the cinnamon rolls into your pan lined with parchment paper equally spaced apart.
  • Cover loosely with a tea towel and place into a warm place to rise until the rolls have doubled in size. About 90 minutes.
  • Before baking, pour your cream over the cinnamon rolls. This will make them extra soft and gooey after baking!
  • Bake at 350ºF for 20-25 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 200ºF

For the cream cheese frosting

  • Cream the cream cheese with a hand mixer until smooth. Then add in the softened butter and cream until smooth.
  • Add in the powdered sugar, salt, vanilla and milk, and cream until smooth.
  • Frost your warm cinnamon rolls with the frosting

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Notes

For the best possible results, read through the blog post and recipe to avoid common mistakes.
  1. Use a scale to weigh your ingredients (including liquids) unless otherwise instructed (Tablespoons, teaspoons, pinch etc). Metric measurements are available in the recipe card. Scaled ingredients are much more accurate than using cups and help ensure the success of your recipe. 
  2. Metric measurements (grams) are available by clicking the small box under the ingredients in the recipe card labeled “metric”
  3. Practice Mise en Place (everything in it's place). Measure out your ingredients ahead of time and have them ready before you start mixing to reduce the chances of accidentally leaving something out.
  4. Try to use the same ingredients as the recipe calls for. If you must make a substitution, be aware that the recipe may not come out the same. I try to list substitutions where possible.
  5. *(I pre-heat my oven to 170ºF for five minutes then TURN THE OVEN OFF. It should be barely warm inside. Place a bowl of warm water in the back of the oven and your covered bowl of dough into the oven and shut the door)
  6. Do not be afraid to mix your dough enough. Do the window test to see if your dough is ready. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1roll | Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 266mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 971IU | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2mg