Pinch-Me-Cake
A sweet and cinnamon-flavored cake made from frozen bread dough.
Prep
0
min
Cook
30
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
📝 Ingredients
🥛Dairy & Eggs(1)
- 1 stick butter
🫙Pantry Staples(2)
- 2 loaves of frozen bread
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
🧂Spices & Seasonings(1)
- 5 tbs. cinnamon
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
479
Protein
8g
Carbs
83g
Fat
14g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Thaw the frozen bread loaves and let them rise.
- 2
Melt 1 stick of butter or margarine.
- 3
In a bowl, mix together 1.5 cups of sugar and 5 tablespoons of cinnamon.
- 4
Roll the dough into little balls.
- 5
Roll the little balls into the butter first, then into the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
- 6
Put in a pan and let rise again.
- 7
Bake at 350°F until brown or for 1/2 hour.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓After thawing bread dough, let it rise for 45-60 minutes at 75-78°F until it increases 50-75% in volume before rolling into balls, ensuring gluten development creates an open crumb structure that absorbs cinnamon sugar evenly.timing45-60 minutes at 75-78°F
- ✓Cool melted butter to 90-100°F (just warm to touch) before coating dough balls, because butter above 110°F will begin to cook the dough surface and create a greasy film that prevents cinnamon sugar adhesion.technique90-100°F
- ✓Mix your cinnamon-sugar coating at a 3:1 ratio (sugar to cinnamon by weight, approximately 1.5 cups sugar to 5 tablespoons cinnamon) because this ratio maximizes flavor compounds while preventing cinnamon's tannins from becoming bitter when heated above 350°F.ingredient3:1 ratio (sugar:cinnamon)
- ✓Second rise for 30-40 minutes in the greased pan until dough balls nearly touch and increase 30-40% in height, then bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes (not 30 minutes default), checking at 25 minutes to prevent over-browning and drying of exterior layers.timing30-40 minutes rise; 25-30 minutes bake
- ✓Use a bundt pan or angel food cake pan with a center tube for more even heat distribution, which prevents dense, under-baked centers and ensures the interior reaches 190-200°F (checked with instant-read thermometer) while exteriors achieve golden-brown color.equipment190-200°F internal temp
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Prep
0
min
Cook
30
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
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Pinch-Me-Cake
A sweet and cinnamon-flavored cake made from frozen bread dough.
📝 Ingredients
🥛Dairy & Eggs(1)
- 1 stick butter
🫙Pantry Staples(2)
- 2 loaves of frozen bread
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
🧂Spices & Seasonings(1)
- 5 tbs. cinnamon
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
479
Protein
8g
Carbs
83g
Fat
14g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Thaw the frozen bread loaves and let them rise.
- 2
Melt 1 stick of butter or margarine.
- 3
In a bowl, mix together 1.5 cups of sugar and 5 tablespoons of cinnamon.
- 4
Roll the dough into little balls.
- 5
Roll the little balls into the butter first, then into the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
- 6
Put in a pan and let rise again.
- 7
Bake at 350°F until brown or for 1/2 hour.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓After thawing bread dough, let it rise for 45-60 minutes at 75-78°F until it increases 50-75% in volume before rolling into balls, ensuring gluten development creates an open crumb structure that absorbs cinnamon sugar evenly.timing45-60 minutes at 75-78°F
- ✓Cool melted butter to 90-100°F (just warm to touch) before coating dough balls, because butter above 110°F will begin to cook the dough surface and create a greasy film that prevents cinnamon sugar adhesion.technique90-100°F
- ✓Mix your cinnamon-sugar coating at a 3:1 ratio (sugar to cinnamon by weight, approximately 1.5 cups sugar to 5 tablespoons cinnamon) because this ratio maximizes flavor compounds while preventing cinnamon's tannins from becoming bitter when heated above 350°F.ingredient3:1 ratio (sugar:cinnamon)
- ✓Second rise for 30-40 minutes in the greased pan until dough balls nearly touch and increase 30-40% in height, then bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes (not 30 minutes default), checking at 25 minutes to prevent over-browning and drying of exterior layers.timing30-40 minutes rise; 25-30 minutes bake
- ✓Use a bundt pan or angel food cake pan with a center tube for more even heat distribution, which prevents dense, under-baked centers and ensures the interior reaches 190-200°F (checked with instant-read thermometer) while exteriors achieve golden-brown color.equipment190-200°F internal temp