Lemon Cinnamon Roll Cake

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PREP TIME: 20 MIN

BAKE TIME: 30 MIN

TOTAL TIME: 55

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This is the most perfect cake to make on the weekends. The lemon flavor with the cinnamon sugar is a match made in heaven and then there's the lemon glaze just perfection.

Ingredients

Lemon Cake

• 1 2/3 Cups All Purpose Flour
• 3/4 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1/4 Tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 Tsp Salt
• 6 Tbsp Unsalted Melted Butter
• 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar + 1 Tbsp
• 2/3 Cup Buttermilk
• 3 TBSP Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
• 3 Tbsp Lemon Zest
• 1 1/2 TBSP Vegetable Oil
• 1 Large Egg
• 1 Egg Yolk
• 1 Tsp Vanilla

Cinnamon Crumble

5 Tbsp Melted Unsalted Butter

1/2 Cup All Purpose Flour

1/3 Cup Sugar

1/4 Cup Brown Sugar

3 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon

Pinch of Salt

Glaze

3oz Cream Cheese

1 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar

1 1/2 Tbsp Half & Half or Milk

1 Tbsp Lemon Juice

1/2 Tsp Vanilla

Instructions

1. Make sure all your wet ingredients are room temp so this batter can come together beautifully
2. Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease and line with parchment paper an 8x8 cake pan.
3. Begin by melting the butter for the cake and also for the crumble separately so they can cool.
4. Next add lemon zest to your sugar and with your fingers or a spoon blend it together so that the lemon flavor and juices go into your sugar.
5. Once your butter is cooled in a bowl add the butter, buttermilk, sugar, oil, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla and whisk until combined.
6. Sift your dry ingredients and add them into the wet ingredients mixture and whisk until combined.
7. Add batter into your prepared baking pan and begin to make the sugar mixture to add to the batter.
8. To make the cinnamon sugar mixture add the flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt into the cooled melted butter you have set aside.
9. Combine well and in two rounds evenly spread around the top of the cake batter.
10. Once you add the first round of sugar with a knive swirl around the top of the cake then add the rest of the sugar and repeat.
11. Bake the cake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean in the center.
12. Allow cake to cool completely.
13. Once the cake is cooled make the glaze by adding all the ingredients together and with a stand mixer or a hand mixer mix whisk until well combined.
14. Swirl the glaze on top of the cake and enjoy.

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