Description
Indulgent red velvet cinnamon rolls bring Southern charm to classic breakfast pastries with rich cocoa and cream cheese frosting. Sweet spirals of decadence melt in your mouth, promising pure comfort in each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 package (15.25 ounces / 432 grams) red velvet cake mix
- 2.5 to 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 package (0.25 ounces / 7 grams) active dry yeast
- 1.25 cups warm water (120°F to 130°F)
Filling Ingredients:
- 0.5 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.25 cup butter, melted
Icing Ingredients:
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3–5 tablespoons 2% milk
Instructions
- Craft the foundational mixture by blending red velvet cake mix, flour, and yeast in a spacious mixing bowl, creating a smooth base for your cinnamon rolls.
- Gradually introduce warm water to the dry ingredients, beating thoroughly until the mixture transforms into a cohesive, slightly tacky dough.
- Gently manipulate the dough on a flour-dusted surface, kneading minimally to develop its texture without overworking.
- Transfer the dough to a greased container, ensuring complete surface coverage, and allow it to rest and expand in a warm environment until its volume noticeably increases.
- Simultaneously prepare the aromatic filling by combining brown sugar and ground cinnamon, creating a sweet and spicy mixture.
- Deflate the risen dough and stretch it into a rectangular shape, maintaining consistent thickness across the surface.
- Generously apply melted butter across the dough’s expanse, leaving a narrow perimeter untouched.
- Evenly distribute the cinnamon-sugar blend over the buttered surface, ensuring complete and uniform coverage.
- Carefully roll the dough from its longest edge, creating a tightly wound cylindrical shape and sealing the seam firmly.
- Slice the rolled dough into uniform segments, positioning them cut-side upward in a prepared baking vessel.
- Allow the rolls a second rising period, covering them loosely to retain moisture and encourage gentle expansion.
- Heat the oven to a precise temperature, creating an ideal baking environment for golden, pillowy rolls.
- Bake until the rolls achieve a light golden hue and emit an irresistible fragrance, signaling their perfect doneness.
- Craft a luxurious icing by whipping confectioners’ sugar with butter, vanilla, and milk until it reaches a silky, drizzle-ready consistency.
- Lavish the warm rolls with the creamy icing, serving them immediately to capture their peak deliciousness.
Notes
- Swap regular flour with gluten-free blend for celiac-friendly version, ensuring same soft texture and rise.
- Reduce sugar content by using monk fruit sweetener or stevia for low-carb and diabetic-friendly alternative.
- Enhance red color naturally by adding beetroot powder instead of artificial food coloring for healthier option.
- Allow dough to develop maximum flavor by letting first rise happen slowly in refrigerator overnight, developing deeper taste profile.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 53 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg