Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cake
Your favorite breakfast cereal in cake form! A cinnamon cake, paired with a cream cheese frosting and Cinnamon Toast Crunch crumble.
Prep Time 40 min
Cook Time 30 min
Total Time 1 hr, 10
YIELDS 6" 3-LAYER CAKE OR 8" 2-LAYER CAKE; 10-12 SERVINGS
Ingredients
Cake:
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Crumble:
Cream Cheese Frosting:
Assembly:
Instructions
Cake:
Crumble:
Cream Cheese Frosting:
Assembly:
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Your favorite breakfast cereal in cake form! A cinnamon cake, paired with a cream cheese frosting and Cinnamon Toast Crunch crumble.
Prep Time 40 min
Cook Time 30 min
Total Time 1 hr, 10
YIELDS 6" 3-LAYER CAKE OR 8" 2-LAYER CAKE; 10-12 SERVINGS
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3/4 cup buttermilk (room temperature)
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Crumble:
- 1 cup crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp grape seed oil
- 2 tsp vanilla
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 6oz cream cheese (room temperature)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp clear vanilla extract
- pinch salt
Assembly:
- 1 1/2 cups crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
Instructions
Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour three 6" cake rounds, line with parchment.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt and set aside.
- Beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and beat on med-high until pale and fluffy (2-3mins).
- Reduce speed and add eggs one at a time, fully incorporating after each addition. Add vanilla.
- Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour (3 additions of flour and 2 of milk). Fully incorporating after each addition. Mix until just combined
- Spread batter evenly into prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake for 30mins or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean.
- Place cakes on wire rack to cool for 10mins then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.
Crumble:
- Preheat oven to 300F and line a sheet pan with parchment or a silicone mat.
- Whisk all dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients and mix until small clumps form.
- Spread evenly and bake for 15mins. Cool completely before using on cake.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Beat butter and cream cheese on med-high until pale and smooth (approx. 2mins).
- Reduce speed to low and add sugar 1 cup at a time. Add vanilla and pinch of salt. Increase speed to high and beat for 2-3 minutes until pale and smooth.
Assembly:
- Place one layer of the cake onto a cake stand or serving plate. Top with 1 cup of frosting and spread evenly. Sprinkle with crumble as desired. Repeat with remaining layers. Frost outside of cake and press crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal into the sides.
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