Nutty Cinnamon Roll Apple Cake
Mar 29, 2013, Updated Feb 27, 2015
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This nutty cinnamon roll apple cake is full of sweet flavor and packed full of spiced cinnamon rolls. This dish is super decadent and perfect for fall.
Sometimes you make a dessert that makes you think “why in the hell did I make this?!?!” You then take pictures of said dessert and afterwords find yourself eating {almost} the whole cake. With your hands. Like a cave man.*Hangs head in shame*
What is it about cinnamon rolls that call to me like cake to a fat kid? Or maybe cinnamon rolls to a fat kid? All I know is that after I indulged I felt horribly guilty. Nothing is worse than food guilt. Anyone else experience this? This witty e-card can explain my life better than I can.
Am I right?
I also had to share this picture of my cat Nermal who felt he needed to see what in the heck was going on. Don’t worry. He didn’t eat any of the food.
So wanna know what it’s this delicious cake? Cinnamon rolls, pecans and apples. Simple, flavorful and sooooooooo good! You could be classy and serve it with a fork or silently eat it in the kitchen with your fingers. It’s your choice. I won’t judge.
Nutty Cinnamon Roll Apple Cake
This nutty cinnamon roll apple cake is full of sweet flavor and packed full of spiced cinnamon rolls. This dish is super decadent and perfect for fall.
Yield: 4 - 6 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 60 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cups small diced apples, peeled (divided)
- 1 (12.5 ounce) can cinnamon rolls with icing
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
Adapted slightly from Pillsbury
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a glass 9-inch pie plate with non-stick spray. Put 1 cup diced apples into the bottom of pan, set aside.
Open cinnamon rolls and set icing aside. Cut each cinnamon roll into quarters and add to a medium sized bowl. Add in remaining 1 cup diced apples and 3/4 cup chopped pecans.
In a small bowl add melted butter, dark brown sugar and light corn syrup. Stir until combined and add to bowl with cinnamon rolls, apples and pecans. Mix gently to combine all ingredients. The nuts will stick together a bit but try your best to keep everything evenly mixed.
Top apples in the pie plate with the cinnamon roll mixture. Try to make the top as even as possible.
Bake for about 35 minutes until the top is golden brown and the cinnamon rolls are cooked through.
Let cake rest in the pan for 5 minutes and flip over onto a plate or cake stand. Take metal lid off the icing and microwave for about 20 seconds until the icing is melted and pourable. Drizzle over the cake and devour!
oh thin mints ,I miss you already. And this, well this just looks unreal. GET IN MY BELLY!
I’m sad to report I only ate two (as just two tiny cookies) this year. I had them at work and when I went to get more and they were all gone 🙁
HAHAHHAHAHA. love that card.
Story of my life!
I know that feeling all too well. Every time I make a dessert I ask myself why. Then when I shove a handful of whatever it is into my face I remember… *Sigh*
Exactly! I say I will be good and then eat it all…sigh.
For Real…. that looks ridiculously amazing.
Thank you Sommer! I couldn’t stop eating it 🙂
That cake looks amazing and as a food blogger, there is always way too much tempting and delish food around..and this is at the top of that list! Beautiful, Brandy!
I’m glad you know my pain! It’s so hard to not be tempted!
Thats a very pretty cake. Cinammon rolls, apples and pecans – oh yeah
Thank you! It was sooooo addicting!
Now I’m depressed, because I don’t have enough apples. *sigh*
I hope you had a chance to pick up some apples and give this a try 😉
Whoaaaa this looks insane! And that pic of your kitty is super cute. What kitty wouldn’t love that glaze?!
He is such a rascal! He is always trying to steal some sort of sweet treat 🙂
I totally have those moments…like daily. At least, daily for one very specific week out of every month.. UGH. But at least this looks so delicoiusly worth the indulgence!
Agreed! That week is one hell of a sugar overload!
Oh my lord, this makes me wish we could get ready-made cinnamon rolls in New Zealand. So bad.
Food guilt is the worst! It took me a really long time to shake it, and I don’t even know what made me click over into not being bothered by it, so I won’t try and just tell you to not be guilty when I don’t even have any better advice than that. All I know is that the media sends women a zillion mixed messages a day that are almost impossible to ignore, and also if I feel like eating food then I should be able to eat it and feel only happiness at the deliciousness. SIGH.
Finally, your cat is adorable!
Thank you 🙂 It’s hard to not feel the guilt but like you said, I have a right to feel happy and enjoy the deliciousness 🙂