Saturday Morning Breakfast

Last Saturday morning, Michael woke up wanting cinnamon rolls.  I had forgotten to put them on the grocery list so we didn't have any.  Michael was ready to sign his mommy up for mother of the year at that point.  I then realized I had pinned a recipe for a cinnamon roll cake on pinterest.   I told Michael we were going to make homemade cinnamon rolls.  I didn't tell him it was cake because I didn't want him going to school on Monday telling them that Mommy fed him cake.  My mom would let me have pecan pie for breakfast and got talked to when I told my teacher about it.

I wish I could say that the cake went off without a hitch since I bake so many cakes.  However, Saturday morning I made several rookie mistakes.  The first mistake was making sure I had enough flour to make the recipe.  I had exactly two cups of all purpose flour but the recipe called for three.  I noticed, though, that from Aaron's bread making days, we had an almost full bag of whole wheat flour.  Yes I used a cup of whole wheat flour in my cake.  It made the texture a little firm and the edges and bottom were a little crunchy but it tasted fabulous.  My second mistake was not checking to see how much powdered sugar we had.  I usually have two or three bags of the stuff on hand so I can make buttercream at a moments notice.  I haven't made any cakes lately so I didn't have as much powdered sugar as I thought.  The glaze was probably a little runnier than it would've been had I checked how much powdered sugar I had.  I also barely had enough regular sugar to make the cake.  (Yes, I've already sent in my application for baker of the year also.)

I tell you all this to let you know that I make mistakes in the kitchen all the time.  However, sometimes mistakes can be good and make your recipes better.  Sometimes, like this time, they don't do anything really.  Other times, yes, they can completely ruin your recipe.  Just because you make a mistake doesn't mean everything is lost.

Here is the original recipe.

Cinnamon Roll Cake:

Cake:
3 c flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 c sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 c milk
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 c butter, melted

Topping:
1 c butter, softened
1 c brown sugar
2 Tbsp flour
1 Tbsp cinnamon

Glaze:
2 c powdered sugar
5 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350*.  Mix everything together for the cake except the melted butter.  Slowly stir in the melted butter and pour into a greased 9X13 pan.  For the topping, mix all the ingredients together until well combined.  Drop evenly over the batter and swirl with a knife.  Bake for 28-32 minutes.  While the cake is still warm, drizzle glaze over cake.