Cinnamon cake- no photos

Ok. Finally. HERE IT IS! Mom's cinnamon cake recipe!! Oh yeah. 

Mom's Cinnamon Cake

From: Mom! (Judy R.) 

Before we start, I want to note that Mom gets her pudding mix and cake mix at Aldi for this. She says it doesn't come out the same if you don't... but I am sure it will be pretty darn good if you don't have an Aldi near you and get a different brand. 

1 box yellow cake mix

1 box instant vanilla pudding
1/2 cup sugar
2 T cinnamon
(plus whatever your cake mix calls for to make it....)


Preheat your oven to 350. 


Make your cake mix according to the directions. Then add the box of instant pudding powder. 


Pour mixture into 9x13 pan. 

In a small bowl mix your cinnamon and sugar, mixing well. 

Sprinkle your cinnamon sugar mixture onto the top of your cake batter, covering it evenly with a thick layer. 


Using a butter knife swirl the sugar mixture into the cake batter, going back and forth in all directions, several passes. The point is to swirl the sugar mixture into the cake and to the bottom without mixing it too well. You want it swirled- not mixed. 


Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. 


While cake cools SLIGHTLY (you want it warm, not hot and definitely not cool) make your glaze, and drizzle onto cake, spreading it evenly in a thin layer, while cake is WARM. You don't want a thick layer because the glaze is rich and will overpower the cake. 


Glaze: 


1 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 T butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup whole milk

Put all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix until smooth. 

Drizzle over warm cake and spread evenly in a thin layer. (Note in the picture above- that's a tad too much! You want a thin layer!) 

Now enjoy!! It really is ridiculously good!