Hi, friends-
I feel like it’s been a long time since I’ve posted a recipe on here. I think it’s because I despise cooking in the summer. My kitchen gets so hot and I get so crabby.
With the turn of the season, however, I’ve felt more of a desire to bake. I’ve also been feeling a need to eat a lot of comfort food, so I just had to bake this brown sugar and cinnamon swirl cake for a special weekend treat. 
My daughter said it was “the most fantastic amazing cake” she’s ever eaten. (Disclaimer: this statement was likely made only because I allowed her to eat it BEFORE dinner.) Not sure I’d go that far, but it was very good and a perfect taste of fall with its gooey, cinnamon and sugar flavor. 
It also made my home smell divine while it was baking. I wish I could make the smell of this cake baking into a candle. (Business idea!)
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tbl cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter (melted)
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbl all-purpose flour
- 1 tbl cinnamon
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tbl milk
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Mix all of the "batter" ingredients in a large bowl, except for the melted butter.
- Add the melted butter slowly, and mix well.
- Pour batter into a lightly greased 9x9 cake pan.
- In a separate bowl, mix all of the "topping" ingredients together.
- Pour over the cake batter and swirl with a knife.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.
- Once the cake is finished baking, remove it from the oven.
- Mix "icing" ingredients together in a separate bowl and drizzle over the cake while it's cooling.
- Let the cake stand for at least 15 minutes prior to serving.
Looks good, doesn’t it?-Bre
This looks SO yummy!! Def need to try this out 🙂
Ooooh my gosh, this looks WAY too good!! What a great breakfast “treat” with a cup of coffee! 🙂
This looks amazing! I have been craving all things cinnamon lately, so I am thinking this needs to be in my oven immediately!
Recipes like this is the reason I always seem to be out of butter! Can’t wait to make this!
Oh my this looks soooo good, Bre! And I actually have all the ingredients on hand…seriously thinking about making this tomorrow!
I think I’d say it looks more than “good”… it looks like I want to crawl into the picture and smell it. I think the heavenly scent of baking cinnamon is worth the effort, even if you can’t eat it:) Right now I’ve got a daughter watching her weight and a husband trying to avoid sugar. I miss the good old days when I would get up and bake and everyone eagerly descended…. I need a bunch of high school boys or something!
I saw your recipe on the Motivational Monday Link Up and so glad I did. This looks AMAZING! It looks like it’s just the perfect thing for FALL! I can’t wait to try it!
Oh my goodness, does this look delicious! Brown sugar and cinnamon are two of my all time favorite things.
My kids would love this! Thank you for sharing it on Show Me Saturdays!
Oh my- definitely pinning! It’s like a dream come true 🙂
This sounds amazing, Bre! And I love anything that will make my house smell good as it bakes! This is going to be something I’m going to have to try soon! Thanks for sharing.
Bre- wanted to let you know I made this today! OMGGGGG! Soo yummy! I feel like I need to go run around the block a few times after eating it 🙂 but it’s seriously worth it! I took your advice and baked it in a 9×13 with a little extra topping. So good! Thanks for sharing the recipe!!
OMG this looks to die for especially that topping! Thanks for stopping by Creative Spark Link Party! Hope you stop by to link up today http://bit.ly/1CkmzzM
This looks delicious Bre! Thanks for sharing at Link It or Lump It this week 🙂