Cinnamon Layer Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar (i used dark)
• 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar (i used dark)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, slightly melted
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 cup fat free sour cream
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 (8 ounce) packages light cream, cheese. (room temp)
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, slightly melted
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 coat 2 (9") round cake pans with cooking spray.
• 3 cake.
• 4 combine 3/4 cup brown sugar,butter & 1tsp cinnamon.
• 5 spread half of mixture in each pan to within 2" of edge.
• 6 at medium speed beat cake mix, sour cream,eggs,oil and 1/4 cup water until blended.
• 7 increase speed to medium-high beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• 8 transfer 1 cup to a small bowl.
• 9 divide rest of batterbetween the 2 pans over the sugar.
• 10 stir remaining brown sugar & cinnamon into reserved batter.
• 11 drop by heaping tbs on to batter in pans.
• 12 swirl being careful not to stir up sugar layer.
• 13 bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• 14 cool on racks 10 minutes.
• 15 remove from pans.
• 16 cool on racks.
• 17 frosting
• 18 at medium-high speed beat cream cheese,butter& vanilla until smooth.
• 19 beat in sugar until light & fluffy.
• 20 if desired reserve 1 cup to a pastry bag with star tip.
• 21 place 1 cake layer sugar sid up on a plate.
• 22 spread with 1 1/2 cups frosting to within 1/2" of edge.
• 23 top with remaining cake layer sugar side down.
• 24 spread with remaining frosting.
• 25 with reserved frosting pipe rosettes.
• 26 serves 16.