Best Cinnamon Rolls Using Cake Mix Recipes

CAKE MIX CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Grease 13x9-inch pan or 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with shortening or cooking spray.
• In small bowl, mix warm water and yeast; let stand 5 minutes.
• In large bowl, mix cake mix and 2 cups of the flour. Add water-yeast mixture; stir with wooden spoon until dough forms. Add remaining flour 1/4 cup at a time, stirring between each addition, until it comes together in a ball. You may not need all of the flour. Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Gently punch down dough, and then reshape into ball. Let rest a few minutes. Meanwhile, melt butter in small bowl, and set aside to cool. In another small bowl, mix brown sugar and cinnamon.
• On lightly floured surface, roll dough into large rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Brush with melted butter; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Starting with 1 long end, tightly roll up dough into a log. Cut into 12 rolls.
• Place rolls in pan(s); cover with plastic wrap. Let rise about 30 minutes while you heat oven to 375°F.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; spread with frosting. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CAKE MIX CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture with the cake mix and 3 cups of the flour; stir to combine. Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
• Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.
• Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough into a 10x16 inch rectangle. spread the softened butter over the rectangle; sprinkle on brown sugar and cinnamon. Starting from one of the long sides, roll up the rectangle and cut into 1-inch wide rolls.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Pour the melted butter into a small bowl. Mix the white sugar and pecans in another small bowl. Dip the top of each roll in the melted butter, then in the sugar and pecan mixture, then place the topped rolls snugly into the prepared pan. Cover the rolls with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until rolls are golden.

CINNABON® CINNAMON ROLL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix 3 cups flour, milk, white sugar, eggs, baking powder, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and salt together in a large bowl until well-combined. Stir in 1/4 cup melted butter. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Beat 1 cup softened butter, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and cinnamon together in a large bowl until smooth. Drop by spoonfuls over the batter in the baking pan. Swirl the top layer into the bottom layer with a knife to create a marble effect.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out nearly clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Mix confectioners' sugar, milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a large bowl until smooth. Drizzle over warm cake.

RED VELVET CAKE MIX CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Whisk the water and yeast in a large bowl and let sit for 5 minutes to dissolve; the mixture will bubble slightly. Add the cake mix and flour and stir vigorously for 1 minute until the dough comes together and no dry flour remains; don't be tempted to overwork or knead the dough or it will get very sticky and hard to work with. Cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rise in a warm, draft-free area until doubled in volume, 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the brown sugar, cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl until no lumps of sugar remain. Work in 12 tablespoons of the butter and stir until completely combined. Set aside until ready to assemble.
• Beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, cream, vanilla, the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl until light and creamy, about 2 minutes. Set aside until ready to serve.
• Gently deflate the dough by lifting it up around the edges and letting it fall back into the bowl, turning the bowl and repeating if needed. Transfer to a clean work surface lightly dusted with flour. Roll into a 12-by-16-inch rectangle, pushing the edges towards the center to make the sides straight. Spread the butter-brown sugar mixture over the dough in an even layer, leaving a 1/4-inch border around the edges. Starting on one of the shorter sides, tightly roll into a log, pressing the sides occasionally to keep them flush.
• Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with butter. Cut the dough log crosswise into 12 equal pieces and arrange them cut-side up in the pan, gently shaping the rolls to make them fit in the pan. Let rise, covered, in a warm, draft-free area until almost completely covering the pan, about 30 minutes.
• Arrange an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Bake until the rolls are puffed and brick red and the filling is bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool until set, about 30 minutes.
• Spread the frosting over the warm rolls and serve.

FAVORITE FROSTED CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 4 cups flour, cake mix, yeast and warm water until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 14x10-in. rectangle. Brush with butter; sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. , Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Cut each roll into 12 slices; place cut side down in two greased 13x9-in. baking pans. Cover and let rise until almost doubled, about 20 minutes., Bake at 400° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 20 minutes. For frosting, in a large bowl, cream the butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Frost warm rolls.

CAKE MIX CINNAMON ROLLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix yeast and warm water until dissolved. Combine cake mix, salt and flour in a large bowl.
• Add warm water/yeast mixture and vanilla to cake mix, salt and flour mixture. Mix well.
• This may require kneading with your hands a bit to completely combine ingredients. Cover tightly. Let rise for one hour. Punch down and let rise again for another 30-60 minutes.On a floured surface, roll dough into a rectangle shape, approx 1/4? thick.
• Once dough is rolled out, brush with softened butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon ? use as little or as much as you like.
• Starting at end opposite from you, roll the dough towards you until all dough is rolled into one long piece.
• Slice dough into 24 equal sized pieces.
• Place rolls in two greased 9×13 pans.
• Cover and let rise until doubled in size.
• I usually sit my rolls on my stove top while my oven preheats to 350 degrees.
• This allows them time to rise and provides a bit of warmth from the oven warming.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15-25 minutes or until golden brown. This will depend on your stove and your preference for how brown you like your cinnamon rolls.
• Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
• If you prefer your frosting to melt into your rolls, frost after rolls have cooled for 10-15 minutes.
• If you prefer your frosting to stay on top of your rolls, wait until rolls have cooled until frosting.

CAKE MIX CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine 4 cups of flour, dry cake mix, yeast and warm water until smooth.
• Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes (I did this step with my Kitchen Aid Mixer).
• Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top.
• Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Punch dough down.
• Divide dough in half and let rest covered 10 minutes.
• Turn onto a lightly floured surface.
• Roll each portion into a 14 X 10 rectangle.
• Brush with butter; sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar (I prefer brown sugar myself, so I used about 3/4 cup brown sugar with a teaspoon and half of cinnamon).
• Roll up jellyroll style, starting with long side.
• Cut each roll into 12 slices; place cut side down in two greased 13 X 9 baking pans (At this point I just kind of flatten them a bit with my hand so the middles don't raise up).
• Cover and let rise until almost doubled, about 20 minutes (this is where I put them in the frig over night).
• Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool for 20 minutes.
• *For frosting, in a mixing bowl, cream butter, powdered sugar and vanilla.
• Add enough milk to achieve desired consistency.
• *I prefer a cream cheese frosting on cinnamon rolls so I changed that as well, but this works out just great.

QUICK-RISE CAKE MIX CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture with the cake mix and 3 cups of the flour; stir to combine.
• Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition.
• When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
• Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil.
• Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.
• Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Roll the dough into a 10x16" rectangle.
• spread the softened butter over the rectangle; sprinkle on brown sugar and cinnamon (and raisins if desired).
• Starting from one of the long sides, roll up the rectangle and cut into 1" wide rolls.
• Preheat oven to 375F.
• Grease a 9x13" baking pan.
• Pour the melted butter into a small bowl and mix the white sugar (and pecans if desired) in another small bowl.
• Dip the top of each roll in the melted butter, then in the sugar and pecan mixture, then place the topped rolls snugly into the prepared pan.
• Cover the rolls with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.
• Bake at 375F for 20 minutes, or until rolls are golden.