Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cake
Your favorite breakfast cereal in cake form! A cinnamon cake, paired with a cream cheese frosting and Cinnamon Toast Crunch crumble.
Servings 12
Calories 687kcal
Ingredients
Cereal Milk:
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
Cake:
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon ground
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup cereal milk room temperature
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Crumble:
- 1 cup crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp grape seed oil or any vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 6 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1 Tbsp clear vanilla extract
- pinch salt
Assembly:
- 1 1/2 cups crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
Instructions
Cereal Milk:
- Place milk and cereal in a medium bowl. Stir well and steep for 20-25mins. Strain into a small bowl using a fine mesh sieve. Gently press the milk out of the cereal using a spatula or wooden spoon. Separate out 1 cup of the cereal milk for the cake. Save the remainder of the milk for the assembly. Discard the cereal.
Cinnamon Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour three 6" cake rounds, line with parchment. Wrap with EvenBake strips.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt and set aside.
- Beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and beat on med-high until pale and fluffy (2-3mins).
- Reduce speed and add eggs one at a time, fully incorporating after each addition. Add vanilla.
- Alternate adding flour mixture and cereal milk, beginning and ending with flour (3 additions of flour and 2 of milk) fully incorporating after each addition. Mix until just combined.
- Spread batter evenly into prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake for 30-35mins or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean.
- Place cakes on wire rack to cool for 10mins then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Crumble:
- Preheat oven to 300F and line a sheet pan with parchment or a silicone mat.
- Whisk all dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients and mix until small clumps form.
- Spread evenly and bake for 15mins. Cool completely before using on cake.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Beat butter and cream cheese on med-high until pale and smooth (approx. 2mins).
- Reduce speed to low and add sugar 1 cup at a time. Add vanilla and pinch of salt. Increase speed to high and beat for 2-3 minutes until pale and smooth.
Assembly:
- Place one layer of the cake onto a cake stand or serving plate. Brush with 2-3 Tbsp cereal milk. Top with 2/3 cup of frosting and spread evenly. Sprinkle with crumble or crushed cereal. Repeat with remaining layers. Frost outside of cake and press crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal into the sides.
Notes
RECIPE REVISED APR 19, 2021 – Increased the size of the cake layers, added cereal milk.
Nutrition
Calories: 687kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 137mg | Sodium: 368mg | Potassium: 231mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 61g | Vitamin A: 1297IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 3mg