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!
I gave up food guilt over a year ago….and have gained 30 pounds since then. So maybe food guilt is a healthy thing. LOL! I would NOT feel guilty about going caveman on this cinnamon roll apple cake! YUM!
Sometimes going caveman is the best decision ever 🙂
oh my. i can hardly wrap my head around how delicious this would be. those canned cinnamon rolls are dangerous. 🙂
Canned cinnamon rolls are the devil! I cannot be trusted around them 🙂
I literally laughed out loud at the thin mint meme. I swear its SO easy to eat a whole sleeve. I think they make the wrapper extra flimsy on purpose so when you open it, all the cookies come flying out and there’s no sense in wasting another container to keep them in, might as well eat the sleeve. ha ha
THIS cinnamon roll cake looks amazing. Cinnamon rolls are my fave decadent treat. And I love the cake stand!! I have my eye on one in an Etsy shop.
I think you might be on to something about those flimsy thin mint packaging! I got my cake stand at an antique store in Ohio. I love it because it sits really low to the ground. Plus I love the ruffled edges 🙂
Aww Nermal is making my day 🙂 And so is this cake!
Nermal is always trying to sneak a sweet treat. He is like a child…but furry…haha 🙂
That looks amazing! Those pictures make the dessert look so amazing! I’m excited to try the dish.
Thanks! It was so hard to stop eating! I hope you give it a try 🙂
I’m pretty sure this cake should have a WARNING label! I wouldn’t stand a chance against it in all its gooey glory!
Happy I found your blog! xx
Hi Ashley! I’m glad you found my blog! Also, you’re right. This cake should have a warning label 🙂
I don’t think anyone could resist this Brandy! I have zero willpower myself and would have dug right into to this delectable creation! Nermal is so cute – just like my Moon- got pictures of him this week doing the same thing.
I think Moon and Nermal would be great friends!
This looks insanely good! And suddenly I’m hungry for breakfast #2. 🙂 How could someone resist this?!
Breakfast #2 is always the best breakfast! It usually consists of extra donuts and other sweet treats 🙂
There are no words.
Hahaha 🙂
This looks so amazing and I could eat it all, never share a drop and not feel a bit of guilt!
I almost didn’t save any for the hubby but knew I would be found out when he got online and saw this posting…haha