I'm Emily and today I'm going to show you how to make an ooey gooey cinnamon roll cake
To make this cake, start by letting the yeast bloom. Mix the yeast with warm water. Aim for
body temperature so it doesn't feel either hot or cold when you dip your finger in
Then let it sit for about five minutes and... isn't that crazy? Now we're going to mix melted butter
sugar, egg and warm milk. The milk needs to be warm or it will make the butter chunky
Add the yeast mixture and then half of the flour. Once it's all mixed together
we're going to add the rest of the flour. Now we're going to knead it for about five minutes
and then leave it to rise for an hour. I like to put my dough in a bowl in the oven
leaving the oven turned off but with the light on to make it toasty warm to encourage the dough to
rise. One hour later and the dough has risen and it's soft and sticky. Smack the dough down
and then roll it into a large rectangle. Cover it with melted butter and cinnamon sugar
and then roll it up as tightly as you can from one long side to the other
Use a sharp knife to cut it into 14 rolls. Grease two 9-inch pans and put seven rolls in each
I'm using cheesecake pans because they're so easy to open and get the cinnamon rolls out after
baking. Leave them to rise for another 45 minutes until they look like this
Bake the cinnamon rolls at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 to 20 minutes. To see what happened on my
first attempt at baking these, watch the blooper at the end of this video. Leave the cinnamon
roll cakes to cool while you make the frosting. Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar and add a
few tablespoons of milk. We're trying to make a pourable glaze, not a thick frosting. If it's too
thick, add more milk and stir again. Keep adding milk until you get a nice pourable consistency
Use two spatulas to lift one of the layers of cinnamon rolls onto a platter or plate
Pour half of the cream cheese frosting over it, letting it drip down the sides. Place the other cinnamon rolls on top and pour the rest of the frosting over them
Ta-da! Go to britishgirlbakes.com for the full recipe. I made this cinnamon roll cake for the
first time in someone else's kitchen. Look at all the settings on her oven. I had no idea which one
to choose so I guessed. Big mistake. The cinnamon rolls didn't really rise and they burnt on the top
after just 15 minutes. Turns out I set the oven to grill or broil instead of bake. Whoops! Practice
makes perfect! Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more cake tutorials every week