Ingredients

The following ingredients have 24 Servings
  • 1 box white or yellow cake mix
  • 2 packages active dry yeast
  • 2½ cups warm water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 5 cups flour
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • cinnamon
  • ½ cup butter (softened)
  • 1 can cream cheese frosting

Instruction

  • Mix yeast and warm water until dissolved.  Combine cake mix, salt and flour in a large bowl. 
  • Add warm water/yeast mixture and vanilla to cake mix, salt and flour mixture.  Mix well. 
  • This may require kneading with your hands a bit to completely combine ingredients.  Cover tightly.  Let rise for one hour.  Punch down and let rise again for another 30-60 minutes. On a floured surface, roll dough into a rectangle shape, approx 1/4" thick. 
  • Once dough is rolled out, brush with softened butter.  Sprinkle with brown sugar. 
  • Sprinkle with cinnamon, use as little or as much as you like. 
  • Starting at end opposite from you, roll the dough towards you until all dough is rolled into one long piece. 
  • Slice dough into 24 equal sized pieces.
  • Place rolls in two greased 9×13 pans. 
  • Cover and let rise until doubled in size. 
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 15-25 minutes or until golden brown. This will depend on your stove and your preference for how brown you like your cinnamon rolls.
  • Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
  • If you prefer your frosting to melt into your rolls, frost after rolls have cooled for 10-15 minutes. If you prefer your frosting to stay on top of your rolls, wait until rolls have cooled until frosting.