Category Archives: cinnamon

Copy Cat Cinnabons

One of my new year’s resolutions for 2012 was to make cinnamon rolls from scratch. I completed this task yesterday – on December 30th. Nothing like waiting until the last minute, right?! Truth be known, breads and rolls intimidate me. I’m not great with yeast, my last attempt at cinnamon rolls was a comical disaster, and...

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Caramel Apple Cake

Fall is my favorite time of the year. The trees are beautiful, the smells of cinnamon and apple and burning leaves, the chill in the air, football on Sundays, all things pumpkin, and the promise of Thanksgiving and Christmas in the near future. What’s not to love? This recipe is really easy, as it’s semi-homemade....

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Homemade Hostess Coffee Cakes

Happy Monday, everyone! Today marks the beginning of a week-long series of posts demonstrating how you can make homemade versions of your favorite Hostess treats. Over the course of the week I’ll provide recipes for homemade coffee cakes (today’s post!), Twinkies, Devil Dogs, SnoBalls, and the classic Hostess chocolate swirl cupcake. These posts do come...

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Cinnamon Churro Chex Mix

Oh my oh my, have you guys tried Hershey’s cinnamon baking chips? They are so, so good! I found this recipe for cinnamon churro Chex mix on Pinterest and thought it was intriguing enough to try. As I have mentioned before on this blog, puppy chow is one of my all-time favorite treats, so I...

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Mini Cinnamon Rolls

Giant, ooey, gooey cinnamon rolls are on my baking Bucket List. I tried to make them once and it was a comical failure. I would love to have a go-to cinnamon roll recipe and be able to make them without a problem. Someday! Until that day comes, I will settle on these super easy mini...

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