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Overnight Cinnamon Rolls Made with Cake

Source of Recipe

Source: Jen in CA, TSR board"


Recipe Introduction

Jen in Ca's Overnight Cinnamon Rolls (made w/ cake mix). one night while on the quest for the perfect cinnamon roll, I went out to feed the horses, twisted my ankle (maybe I am a clutz, lol) and ended up in the Emergency room. I left the rolls sitting there. Well it turns out, it was more than a sprain, I had a hairline fracture, so we were there till the next morning. Well, when we got home the rolls, were huge, fluffy and I thought what the heck, let's give it a try, threw them in the oven and what a hit they were. Since then, I have played with the recipe quite a bit, and when I finally thought I got it right, I had the restaurant and it became one of our best sellers. I had never played with the cake flavors, but Debbie (Ktownbearfan) serves them at her restaurant and she does chocolate, maple, butterscotch, etc., I must admit, I have not tried all of them, but if she can sell them to customers, they must takes quite yummy in other flavors too.

List of Ingredients

2 1/2 cups lukewarm water
2 packages yeast
1 box yellow cake mix (regular 2 layer size)
4 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup butter -- (1 stick)
1 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
Frosting:
2 cups powdered sugar
3 Tablespoons milk or water
1 teaspoon vanilla


Recipe

Dissolve yeast in water. Add cake mix slowly, then mix in some of the flour until it's difficult to mix. Lay dough on well-floured board and work in and knead until smooth and elastic. Cover and let rise until doubled. Roll out dough to 1/2-inch thick rectangle. Melt butter; spread over rolled dough. Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over buttered dough. Roll dough into a log and slice into 1-inch thick rolls. Place in well greased pan, about 10 x 12 inches (will probably need another dish also), and lay each slice over on it's side. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

In the morning, let set at room temperature while preheating oven (about 10 minutes). Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes until light brown. Remove from oven and turn onto cookie sheet right away. (The easiest way to do this is to put cookie sheet on top of dish and turn upside down and very carefully hold on to dish and pan, turning so rolls come out of dish.) Turn
rolls over so they are facing upright. Mix frosting ingredients well. Cool rolls and spread with frosting. Enjoy!

Jen's note: You can play with the flavors, maple is good. Debbie (who serves these rolls in ther restaurant) uses chocolate and cherry too.