Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Roll Cake

5 from 1 vote

This chocolate chip cinnamon roll cake is a giant cinnamon roll filled with mini chocolate chips. On top is cream cheese icing and it gets cut into like a cake.

Prep Time30

Cook Time30

Resting Time1 30

Total Time2 30

Servings: slices

Calories: 316kcal

Author: Stephanie Rutherford

Ingredients

Dough

¼ cup White granulated sugar
2 ¼ teaspoon Fast rise yeast whole packet
1 teaspoon Salt
¼ cup Unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
¾ cup Milk warmed to 110°F
1 Large egg room temperature and slightly beaten
3 cups All-purpose flour

Filling

¼ cup Unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
½ cup Brown sugar packed light or dark
1 tablespoon Ground cinnamon
½ cup Mini chocolate chips

Cream Cheese Icing

4 oz Cream cheese room temperature
1 cup Powdered sugar sifted
½ teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
3 tablespoon Milk
Mini chocolate chips For decorating

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Instructions

Dough

In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter for 40 seconds in the microwave. Let it sit for a few minutes for it to slightly cool. Heat the milk in the microwave for 50 seconds. It needs to be warm at 110°F. If too hot or cold, it will slow or kill the yeast.
Use a stand mixer with a dough hook (hand instructions in notes). Whisk together the sugar, yeast, salt, butter, milk, and egg. Pour in the flour and turn the mixer to low. Mix until a dough starts to form. Preheat oven to 200°F
Once mixed, switch to medium and knead for 5 minutes. Halfway through, if the dough is sticky and sticks to your fingers, add an additional tablespoon of flour at a time. The dough should be tacky but not stick to your fingers.
Place dough in a large mixing bowl sprayed with non-stick spray. Cover with a towel. Place in the oven. Turn off the oven and crack open the door. Let it rise for 1 hour and until doubled in size.

Filling

10 minutes before the rise is finished, melt the butter. This will allow it to be slightly cool. In a bowl, mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together.
Punch the dough down. Then, place dough on lightly floured surface. Roll the dough into a 15X12 inch rectangle. Use a tape measure. Cut off excess, so it is a perfect rectangle.
Spread melted butter over dough using a pastry brush. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over the dough. Use your hands to spread it evenly. Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips. Use your hands to press the chocolate chips down into the dough. Spray a deep 9 inch pie pan with baking non-stick spray.
Cut the dough into 6 strips, 2 inches wide. Roll one strip into a tight cinnamon roll. Cut off half the cinnamon roll horizontally. Place this in the center of the pie pan. Lightly roll each strip one at a time. Transfer each strip to the pie dough and wrap around the center. Continue until all strips are wrapped around the center.
Cover with kitchen towel, and let rise for 35 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350°F
Bake for 30-35 minutes. About 15 minutes into baking, lightly cover with foil to prevent overbrowning. The cinnamon roll cake is done baking when the center reaches 165°F. This will still give you a gooey center, which still being cooked. Once done baking, let it cool for 20 minutes before making icing.

Cream Cheese Icing

Using a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese on high for 1 minute. Add in the sifted powdered sugar. Mix on low until combined. Switch to high and beat until smooth. Add in vanilla and milk. Mix on low until combined. It should be a thin icing. If too thick, add 1 tablespoon of milk at a time until pourable consistency . If too thin, add 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar at a time.
Pour icing over cinnamon roll. Top with extra mini chocolate chips. Let the icing set for 15-20 minutes before cutting into it. Best served warm.

Notes

Flour- Make sure flour is spooned and leveled or use a kitchen scale. Compacted flour can dry out the dough

Mixing by hand instructions:

Mix all the wet ingredients together with a whisk in a large mixing bowl. Pour in the flour, and use a rubber spatula to fold the dough until a dough forms. Place dough on a lightly floured surface. Knead by hand for 10 minutes. Then, follow the rest of the instructions.

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