15 Minute Cinnamon Cake
by Luca + Nico
A quick marble cake with a cinnamon swirl layer and cream cheese frosting. The batter comes together in 15 minutes, then bakes into a tender loaf with a beautiful cinnamon marbling.
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1.Preheat the oven
Preheat the oven to 180 °C (top/bottom heat).
2.Mix light batter
Add 75 g of softened butter, 420 g of sifted flour, 350 ml of milk at room temperature, 2 eggs, the baking powder, the vanilla sugar, 150 g of sugar and a pinch of salt to a bowl and mix together until smooth.
3.Prepare the tin
Line a large rectangular loaf pan with parchment paper and pour in the light batter.
4.Mix dark batter
In a separate bowl, mix 120 g of warm liquid butter, 100 g of brown sugar, 15 g of flour and 1 heaped tbsp of ground cinnamon until combined.
5.Swirl and marble
Spread the dark mixture over the light batter and gently swirl it in with a fork, making only 1-2 passes to keep the marbling effect.
6.Bake the cake
Bake in the preheated oven at 180 °C for until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
7.Cool slightly
Let the cake cool slightly in the tin. Meanwhile, prepare the frosting.
8.Make the frosting
Mix 240 g of icing sugar, 105 ml of milk and 2 tbsp of cream cheese together until smooth, then spread over the slightly cooled cake.