Cinnamon Roll Bread with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Soft and tender, this quick cinnamon bread is a cross between a cinnamon roll and coffee cake. It's amazing on its own, but becomes a decadent treat with a simple glaze of cinnamon cream cheese. This loaf of cinnamon bread takes less than an hour to bake and is perfect for breakfast or brunch.
Servings 16
Calories 272kcal
Ingredients
- Cinnamon Bread Dough
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup buttermilk whole, not fat free
- 8 tbsp butter 1 stick, melted
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- Swirl
- 4 tbsp butter melted
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup pecans finely chopped
- Frosting
- 1 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 tbsp cream
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Line a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, 8 tablespoons melted butter and vanilla.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring just until combined and you can no longer see pockets of flour.
- In a small bowl combine 4 tablespoons of melted butter with brown sugar, cinnamon salt and pecans.
- Pour half of the batter into the loaf pan. Spoon ½ of the cinnamon mixture on top and swirl it into the batter with a knife. Add the remaining batter and top with the rest of the cinnamon mixture, swirling it into the batter.
- Bake for 40 minutes, then tent with foil to prevent over browning and cook an additional 13-15 minutes. A toothpick should come out with just a few crumbs.
- Let it cool in the pan on a cooling rack for an hour before removing.
- Add cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of cream or milk to a mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until smooth. Add additional cream depending on how thick or thin you want the frosting. Drizzle over the cake.
Notes
- Let it cool in the pan for an hour before trying to slice it.
- You can leave out the nuts or substitute your favorite.
- This is fabulous without the frosting.
