Cinnamon Swirl Cake!

                                                                                   

A very nice cake for snacking or dessert! I love my cinnamon & this cake satisfied my craving. Has that cinnamon bun kind of taste but cake texture! ENJOY!

CAKE:

2/3 Cup Shortening

1&1/2 Cups Sugar + 1TBS 

3 Eggs

2&1/4 Cups Flour

1 TSP Salt

2 TSP Baking Powder

1 Cup Milk

1 TBS Vanilla

1 TBS Cinnamon

Spray & flour a 9x13 cake pan. Preheat oven to 350 Degrees

In large mixing bowl beat shortening until fluffy. Add 1&1/2 Cups Sugar & beat again until fluffy. Beat in Eggs & vanilla, beat until fluffy.  Mix together in separate bowl the flour, salt & baking powder. Now beat in 1/3 of the flour mixture into your shortening mixture. Add 1/3 of the milk then some of the flour beating well until everything is combined & well blended. Beat on high for 2 minutes. Now spoon all but 1 Cup of the batter into your pan. Smooth top & spread it evenly. Back in the bowl of batter stir in the cinnamon & the 1 TBS Sugar. Now dollop that over the top in about 5 dollops, then swirl a knife the batter to marble the batter. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until cake test done. Let cool about 15 minutes then frost with the following.

FROSTING:

1 Can Betty Crocker Vanilla Frosting

4 TBS Softened Cream Cheese

Blend the 2 together then frost the top of the warm cake. Frosting will slightly melt & give you that Cinnamon Bun type frosting! I ate my piece of cake warm & YUM! I tried some completely cooled & YUM! WIN WIN!