My Big Mama's Secret Cinnamon Roll Cake

This is a cake my grandmother “Big Mama” used to make. The basic cake part is what she used for all of her homemade poke cakes. She used white sugar for icing but I like the powdered better and I upped the cinnamon from 1 T to 4 t. Cinnamon Roll Cake 2 c self rising flour 4 eggs 1/2 cup crisco 1 and 1/2 c sugar 1 cup milk or buttermilk of a mix of both 2 t vanilla Beat sugar and crisco, add eggs and beat. Add flour and milk and vanilla and beat 1-2 minutes. Spread 1/2 of this into a greased and floured 9x13 pan. Filling: 1/2 c brown sugar 4 t cinnamon Sprinkle evenly on cake Pour and spread the rest of the batter on the filling. Swirl with a knife Bake at 350 for 30 minutes Icing: 2 c powered sugar 3 T butter 1/4 c milk 1 t vanilla Heat milk and butter, add sugar and vanilla. Pour over warm cake. This is a cake my grandmother “Big Mama” used to make. The basic cake part is what she used for all of her homemade poke cakes. She used white sugar for icing but I like the powdered better and I upped the cinnamon from 1 T to 4 t. Cinnamon Roll Cake 2 c self rising flour 4 eggs ½ cup crisco 1 and ½ c sugar 1 cup milk or buttermilk of a mix of both 2 t vanilla Beat sugar and crisco, add eggs and beat. Add flour and milk and vanilla and beat 1 to 2 minutes. Spread ½ of this into a greased and floured 9x13 pan. Filling: ½ c brown sugar 4 t cinnamon Sprinkle evenly on cake Pour and spread the rest of the batter on the filling. Swirl with a knife Bake at 350 for 30 minutes Icing: 2 c powered sugar 3 T butter ¼ c milk 1 t vanilla Heat milk and butter, add sugar and vanilla. Pour over warm cake.

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