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Everyone knows that cake is best enjoyed when you do not have to share it with anyone else. Just you, a fork and that buttercream goodness.
But every once in a while, you come across a cake that is SO amazing, you feel guilty keeping it all for yourself. A cake that not only looks good, but also tastes like a little slice of heaven.
I like to call those Show Stopper Cakes. And this Cinnamon Rolls Birthday Cake is definitely one of them.
Here is why….
- It has Birthday Cake Crumble on it/in it. This stuff might possibly be my favorite cake filling OF ALL TIME.
- Both the cake and the drizzle are flavored with International Delight’s Cinnabon Creamer for MAXIMUM cinnamon roll goodness.
- And, this bad boy allows you to eat cake AND cinnamon rolls at the SAME TIME.
Like I said…Show Stopper Cake.
I know this cake has a lot of steps because it requires you to make the cake, buttercream and drizzle along with the Birthday Cake Crumble and Cinnamon Rolls. To not get so overwhelmed, I suggest making the cake and crumble ahead of time and freezing them. Then make the buttercream, Cinny Rolls (some mini and some big) and ganache the day of! I promise you…it is SO worth it.
CINNAMON ROLL BIRTHDAY CAKE
Ingredients
CINNAMON ROLL BIRTHDAY CAKE
- 2 eggs + 1 egg white
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup International Delight Cinnabon Coffee Creamer
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups cake flour, sifted
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
BUTTERCREAM
- 1 lb (2 cups) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 5 egg whites
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon clear imitation vanilla
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Water
- Blue food coloring
- Candy thermometer
TOPPINGS
- 1/4 cup International Delight Cinnabon Coffee Creamer
- 5 oz purple melting chocolate
- Birthday Cake Crumble
- Cinnamon Rolls
Instructions
CINNAMON ROLL BIRTHDAY CAKE
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare three 8" cake pans with pam and parchment.
- In a medium bowl combine and stir the egg whites, milk, and the vanillas. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the dry ingredients together on low speed for 30 seconds.
- Add the butter and International Delight Cinnabon Creamer, and mix on a low speed until just combined. Increase to medium speed and mix for 1-2 minutes.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl and begin to add the egg mixture. Beat on medium speed until it is just combined.
- Divide the batter between the three cake pans.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool on wire racks for 10 -15 minutes. Then remove cakes from the pan and place on wire racks to cool completely.
BUTTERCREAM
- In a small sauce pan put 3/4 cup of sugar and cover the sugar with a little bit of water until the sugar looks like wet sand. Cook on a stove top over high heat until it reaches 248 degrees on your candy thermometer.
- While the sugar is cooking, whip eggs whites in a bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment at a high speed until they reach soft peaks.
- Once the egg whites reach soft peaks add the other 1/4 cup of sugar and mix on a high speed until the egg whites reach stiff peaks. You can keep mixing the egg whites at a high speed until the sugar is done cooking.
- Once your candy thermometer reads 248 degrees, immediately add it to the egg white mixture. Mix on a high speed for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, add the room temperature butter and mix on a high speed for 5-10 minutes until the butter is fully combined and the mixture resembles buttercream.
- Add vanillas and mix until just combined.
- Add blue food coloring until you get desired color.
TOPPINGS
- Make Birthday Cake Crumble. Set aside to cool.
- Make Cinnamon Rolls. Set aside to cool.
- Place melting chocolate and heavy cream in a microwaveable bowl.
- Microwave in 30 second increments, stirring after each time, until the chocolate is melted.
- Allow mixture to cool.
- Assemble the cake filling each layer with Birthday Cake Crumble.
- Add a crumb layer and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Apply final layer of buttercream. Place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Use a spoon to drizzle ganache down the side of the cake and cover the top.
- Add Birthday Cake Crumble and Cinnamon Rolls.
