Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls

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Description

This recipe combines the rich taste of red velvet cake with the simple pleasures of warm cinnamon rolls.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup warm water
  • 1 (.25 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 (15.25 ounce) package red velvet cake mix
  • ¾ cup warm milk
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon oil, or as needed
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • baking spray
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Combine warm water and yeast for dough in the bowl of a stand mixer; beat until combined. Allow to sit and bloom
  2. 5 to 10 minutes. Yeast should activate and mixture should have foam on top.
  3. Add flour
  4. cake mix
  5. warm milk
  6. and salt. Switch to the dough hook and mix on low until dough comes together and starts to pull away from the sides
  7. about 5 minutes.
  8. Grease a large bowl with a light coating of oil. Form dough into a ball and place in the greased bowl
  9. turning to coat all sides. Cover with plastic wrap and a towel. Place the bowl over a pan of hot water and let sit until almost doubled in size
  10. about 1 hour.
  11. Mix butter
  12. brown and white sugars
  13. and cinnamon for filling together in a medium bowl until well combined.
  14. Spray a large baking pan with baking spray.
  15. Turn dough onto a floured surface and roll into a large rectangle. Spread filling over the dough
  16. then roll up into a long log. Slice into 12 rolls and place on the prepared pan. Allow to rise until doubled in size
  17. 30 to 45 minutes.
  18. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  19. Bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden
  20. 20 to 25 minutes.
  21. While the rolls are baking
  22. combine cream cheese
  23. powdered sugar
  24. butter
  25. milk
  26. and vanilla for icing in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and pourable. Transfer icing to a plastic zip-top bag.
  27. Remove cinnamon rolls from the oven. Snip a corner off of the zip-top bag and drizzle icing over the warm rolls. Serve immediately.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Servings: 12

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