Cinnamon Roll Pound Cake
Ingredients:
- butter, softened - 1 cup
- sugar, divided - 3 1/4 cups
- vanilla Greek yogurt - 1 cup
- vanilla extract - 1 tsp
- heavy cream - 3 T
- eggs - 6
- flour - 3 cups
- baking soda - 1/2 tsp
- cinnamon - 1 T
- Icing --
- butter, softened - 2 T
- cream cheese - 2 ounces
- heavy cream - 1/4 cup
- vanilla extract - 1 tsp
- powdered sugar - 1 1/2 cups
Instructions:
Line two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans with nonstick foil, spray heavily with cooking spray; set aside.
In a bowl, beat 1 cup butter and 3 cups sugar together until light and fluffy. Mix in yogurt. Stir in 3 T cream and 1 tsp vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, mix well after each egg. In a second bowl, mix together flour and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients; mix until just combined.
In a small dish, mix together ¼ cup sugar and cinnamon. Pour ⅓ of batter into loaf pans. Sprinkle half of cinnamon sugar mixure into pan. Repeat with remaining batter, cinnamon sugar, ending with batter.
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 50 minutes or until edges begin to brown and toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If cake is done after 50 minutes, check every 5 - 10 minutes. Cool completely in the pans before gently removing from pans.
Prepare icing -- in a bowl, mix together 2 T butter and cream cheese. Mix in 1/4 cup cream, vanilla and powdered sugar. Pour over cooled loaves. Let icing set for one hour before slicing.
