Snickerdoodle Bundt Cake
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4.5
Snickerdoodle Bundt Cake
Description
This Bundt cake recipe begins by coating a floured Bundt pan with a cinnamon-sugar mixture that sticks to the butter and sugar inside, creating a flavorful crust. The batter combines all-purpose flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt with softened butter, granulated and brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, and Greek yogurt or sour cream for moisture and tang.
The cinnamon in both the batter and pan coating produces a warm spice presence complementing the sweetness. The cake bakes evenly in a 9-inch Bundt pan with attention to greasing and dusting all the nooks to prevent sticking. The result is a tender crumb with a characteristic snickerdoodle cinnamon-sugar finish on the surface.
This cake is suitable as a dessert or snack, pairing well with coffee or tea. Its moist texture and balanced sweetness make it an inviting variation on traditional snickerdoodles presented in cake form rather than cookies.
This recipe is adapted from a known source ensuring tested proportions and reliable results. Using Greek yogurt adds moisture without thinning the batter excessively.
Ingredients
For Preparing the Pan and Creating the Filling:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
For the Cake:
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 3 egg at room temperature, large
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup Greek yogurt I used Greek yogurt, or sour cream
Instructions
- Preparing the Pan
- To a small bowl, add 1 cup granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, and whisk to combine; set aside.
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Generously spray a 9-inch (12-cup) Bundt pan with floured cooking spray (or grease the pan with shortening), being careful to cover all the nooks and crannies, as well as the center tube. Gently dust the entire inside of the pan with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. You will only need about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of cinnamon-sugar, but try to evenly coat the inside surface of the pan, including the tube.
- Save the remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture for layering in as the filling; set everything aside.
- Making the Cake
- To a large bowl, add the flour, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and whisk to combine; set aside.
- To the mixing bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer), add the butter and beat on medium-high speed for 1 minute.
- Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, add 1 cup granulated sugar and mix on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the brown sugar and mix on medium-high speed until the mixture looks light brown and uniform in color, about 2 minutes.
- Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the eggs one at a time, mixing on medium speed for 1 minute after each egg.
- Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the vanilla and mix on medium speed to incorporate, about 30 seconds.
- Add half the flour mixture, half the Greek yogurt or sour cream, and mix on medium-low speed until incorporated, about 1 minute.
- Add the remaining flour mixture, remaining Greek yogurt or sour cream, and mix on medium-low speed until incorporated, about 1 minute.
- Turn half the batter out into the prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula. The batter is quite thick and that’s okay.
- Evenly sprinkle the reserved cinnamon-sugar mixture over the top of the batter, which creates the filling as the cake bakes.
- Turn the remaining batter out into the pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula. Bake for 55 to 62 minutes (I baked for 59 minutes), or until top is lightly golden brown and set, and a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter. Don’t overbake because the cinnamon-sugar crust will become overly crunchy.
- Allow cake to cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- This recipe is adapted from Dozen Flours.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 488 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 488kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 105g | 35% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Cholesterol | 76mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 328mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 73g | 146% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.5
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