Some baked goods are so sticky and delicious Homemade Cinnamon Rolls—They are dear in my house. But we all know they can be a bit tedious, requiring them to be rolled out, shaped and reshaped before cooking. Most days, a simple poke the cake My speed is more.
So imagine my joy when I saw a recipe going viral on Reddit Cinnamon Roll Poke CakeMy son, who has long declared cinnamon rolls as his favorite breakfast, was blown away to see his favorite breakfast reimagined as a dessert and I knew I needed to try it asap.
What is Big Mama’s Secret Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake?
Redditor r/HumaWarmDoc shared them Grandma’s Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe till r/oldrecipes The subreddit was created a few years ago and since then it has remained a popular dessert recipe on Reddit. “This is a cake that my grandmother, Big Mom, used to make,” she wrote, “The core of the cake is what she used for all her homemade poke cakes.”
Beyond the basic cake recipe – a mixture of self-rising flour, eggs, shortening, sugar, milk and vanilla – the cake has a cinnamon-brown-sugar filling and is iced with a warm mixture of powdered sugar, butter, milk. And vanilla. And the sweet also has some variations approved by Badi Maa.
Humawarmdock wrote, “She would make cakes and sometimes add a sliced banana or two on top and then add banana cake icing.” “Or she’ll make a hot chocolate glaze with Hershey’s cocoa powder and top with chocolate cake. She and my Big Daddy raised 5 children during the Depression and World War II. She had a farm and could make delicious food out of nothing.”
How to Make Big Mama’s Secret Cinnamon Roll Poke Cakes
I love a good cake recipe the family loves, so I tried Big Mama’s Cinnamon Roll Cake to take as dessert to a holiday dinner party. beyond the need to buy self rising flour– A mixture of flour, baking soda and salt – I had everything I needed to make this simple-yet-extraordinary dessert in my pantry.
Making Badi Maa’s cake was simple. To make the batter, all you need to do is mix together flour, eggs, shortening, sugar, milk and vanilla. Next, add the brown-sugar-cinnamon filling. Then, pour half the batter into a 9-by-13-inch pan, pour the filling over it, and top with the remaining batter. The whole thing bakes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes, then comes out of the oven to cool.
After the cake has cooled, poke holes in it – I did this with a wooden chopstick I found in my kitchen drawer. Then heat the powdered sugar, butter, milk and vanilla in a saucepan and pour the mixture over the cake. Watching the sticky, sweet icing mixture accumulate in each hole was a joy and I couldn’t wait to try it.
The whole recipe reminded me of Grandma’s Honey Bun Cake RecipeUsing which things become even easier canned cake mix In place of homemade batter.
Big Mama’s Secret Cinnamon Roll Cake Review
At my dinner party the other night I reheated the cinnamon roll cakes in the oven for a while, then served each slice with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice creamThe cake was delicious – a perfect blend of gooey poke cake and warm cinnamon rolls. Everyone at my dinner party loved how sweet, cinnamony, and gooey the cake tasted.
This recipe makes thick, heavy, sweet 9 by 13 inch cakeSo we also had a lot left. We ate the leftovers for a day or two, and added more ice cream For evening desserts and to heat a slice in the microwave to enjoy with our morning coffee. Badi Maa ate this delicious cake made with the simplest ingredients.
Redditors who have tried Big Mama’s Cinnamon Roll Cake also love it. “After appearing in my feed several times it finally became a cake,” wrote one“Yum. I was craving sugar and this cake delivered.”
Big Momma’s Secret Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake Recipe
Material
- 2 cups self rising flour
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup Crisco
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup milk or buttermilk, or a mixture of both
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp butter
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instruction
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour a 9 by 13 inch baking pan.
- With a hand-mixer or stand mixer, beat the granulated sugar and Crisco until blended.
- Add eggs and keep mixing.
- Add the flour, milk and vanilla and beat for 1-2 minutes until completely mixed.
- Spread half of the batter in the prepared pan.
- Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Sprinkle cinnamon-brown-sugar mixture over batter in pan, then spread remaining cake batter on top. Twist with a knife.
- Bake for 30-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- When the cake has cooled, combine the milk, butter, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan and heat until a sticky icing forms.
- Poke holes in the cake with a fork and drizzle warm icing on top.
