Snickerdoodle Cake w/Cinnamon Buttercream

This cake is delicious. It is reminiscent of my favorite cookie-the snickerdoodle. While it is not exactly like the snickerdoodle it is very close. Delicious with cinnamon buttercream!

Snickerdoodle Cake w/Cinnamon Buttercream

Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 1 box white cake mix
  • 1 c whole milk
  • 1/2 c (1 stick) butter, melted
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 t vanilla extract
  • 2 t ground cinnamon

  • Cinnamon Buttercream:

  • 1 stick butter, room temperature
  • 3 3/4 c powdered sugar, sifted
  • 3-4 T milk

Instructions

    Preheat oven to 350 and prepare 2 8″ or 9″ pans.

  1. With an electric mixer, combine cake mix, milk, melted butter, eggs, vanilla, and cinnamon. Once combined, scrape down sides of bowl and increase to medium speed to for 2-3 minutes or until well combined. Divide between prepared pans.
  2. Bake approx. 27-30 min. Cakes will be golden brown and spring back when gently pressed.
  3. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 min. then remove from pans and cool completely.
  4. When cool fill and ice with cinnamon buttercream.
  5. To make cinnamon buttercream:
  6. Beat butter with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add cinnamon, vanilla, and 3 T of milk, and slowly add powdered sugar. After all powdered sugar is added, increase speed to medium and beat until light and fluffy. Add additional milk as necessary to get desired consistency.

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