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Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls

Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls

Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls are a quick, easy, and delicious way to make traditional homemade yeast cinnamon rolls without all the fuss and stress.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 14 servings
Calories 498 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 White or Yellow Cake Mix
  • 2 pkg. yeast
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 5 C. Flour
  • 2 1/4 C. Hot Water

Filling

  • 1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar
  • 6 Tablespoons Butter Softened
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon

Icing

  • 1 1/3 cups powder sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Combine 1 package of cake mix, 2 packages of yeast, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 2 cups of flour in bowl of your mixer. Using the dough hook mix ingredients together until well combined.
  • Add 2 1/4 cups of hot water slowly mixing well.
  • Add additional 3 cups of flour, one cup at a time, until well incorporated and dough sticks to dough hook and forms a soft ball.
  • Place dough on a well floured surface.
  • Sprinkle top of dough with additional flour. Knead 3-5 times until a nice shaped ball forms.
  • Cover and allow to rise until double in size.
  • Punch dough down. Roll into a large rectangle about 1/4 inch thick.
  • In a small bowl combine filling ingredients. Sprinkle over top of dough.
  • Starting at one side, roll dough towards other side lengthwise.
  • Cut into 1 1/2 inch thick slices. Place sliced rolls in two greased 9 x 13 glass baking dishes. Cover and allow to rise till double in size, about 30 minutes.
  • Bake in preheated 350° oven for 20 minutes or until tops are lightly golden brown.
  • Mix icing ingredients together until smooth. Drizzle over tops of warm rolls. Serve immediately or reheat in Microwave.

Nutrition

Serving: 1large cinnamon rollCalories: 498kcalCarbohydrates: 104gProtein: 6gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 487mgFiber: 2gSugar: 54g
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