fRecipe fRiday!

This week I watched the movie Julie and Julia, while wearing pearls. For the movie, I thought it was only fitting that I bake something...with lots of butter. This week's choice was...

CINNAMON ROLL CAKE!!!

This really was not hard to make, except for when I broke my 1 cup measuring spoon. Not to mention it was super duper delicious. I highly recommend a glass of milk with this one.

First you are going to take 3 cups of flour, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 1 cup of sugar, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 1 and 1/2 cup of milk, 2 eggs, and 2 teaspoons vanilla, and mix it all up in a big bowl. Once mixed, melt 1/2 a cup of butter and gradually stir it into the mixture. Pour all of that into a greased 9x13 pan and begin to make the topping.

To make the topping, you'll mix 1 cup of butter, 1 cup of brown sugar, 2 Tablespoons of flour, and 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon. Once well-mixed, pour as evenly as possible on top of the batter in the pan. Swirl it around using a knife, spoon, or other random utensil. Put the pan in the oven on 350 for between 30-35 minutes. The amount of done-ness is really up to you.

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When the cake is almost done baking, you get to make the best part...the glaze. The recipe I used made so much glaze that I absolutely had to just eat the rest of it so it wouldn't go to waste. Stir 2 cups powdered sugar, 5 Tablespoons of milk, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla together. Take a taste and admire your handiwork. Take another taste. Now stop taking tastes so you don't eat it all before you put it on your cake!

Take out the cake when it is done, and after a few minutes, while it is still warm, drizzle all of that beautiful glaze on top of the cake.

Ohhh it's glorious...