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Vegan Cinnamon Roll Cake

Vegan Cinnamon Roll Cake

This vegan cinnamon roll cake has all of the delicious flavors of a cinnamon roll, but it is much easier to make in cake form.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Cake:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup cane sugar
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 2 flax eggs one flax egg is 2.5 tbsp of water and 1 tbsp ground flax seeds. For this recipe you will use 5 tbsp of water and 2 tbsp of ground flax seeds in total
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/2 cup vegan butter melted

Cinnamon Filling

  • 3/4 cup vegan butter melted
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon

Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 1/3 cup vegan cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp vegan butter melted
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp unsweetened almond milk to thin frosting

Instructions
 

For the Cake:

  • Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Make your flax eggs by mixing the water and ground flax seeds together in a small bowl. Place the flax egg mixture into the refrigerator for a few minutes for it to thicken up.
  • In a large bowl (or a stand mixer), combine all of the ingredients for the cake (except for the melted vegan butter).
  • Slowly add the 1/2 cup vegan melted butter. I found it easier to mix using a hand mixer versus mixing with a spoon. You could also use a stand mixer. Mix until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
  • Spread the batter evenly into your baking dish.

For the Filling:

  • In a small bowl, combine all of your filling ingredients: melted vegan butter, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Stir until well combined.
  • Scoop the filling by spoonfuls onto the cake batter.
  • Take a butter knife and swirl your knife all around the cake. Swirl through both the cinnamon and the cake batter.
  • Bake the cake for about 35-40 minutes, until a knife or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

For the Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • Combine all of the ingredients (except the almond milk, and mix until smooth. Add the almond milk if you want a thinner frosting.
  • Spread the frosting over the warm cake.