Cinnamon is our ingredient of the season. You can find our archive of cinnamon posts here.

With the long weekend coming up, this simple cake makes a delicious breakfast that’s perfect for sharing (and snacking!). Yes, the cake’s combination of basic ingredients + easy prep makes this the perfect cinnamon snacking cake.

Cinnamon Tea Cake

With a list of pantry staples for its ingredients, it’s likely that you’ll have everything that you need to bake this on a whim. It’s definitely the sort of simplicity that I really appreciate when want to bake something first thing in the morning… and then snacking on it all weekend.

This recipe comes from the Sweetest Menu site. I often find myself making minor adjustments to recipes. Reducing sugar content is my m.o., but in this case I didn’t have to make a single change. The recipe was perfect as is! So perfect

• 1 stick butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup whole milk

• 1 Tbsp melted butter
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp sugar

Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease and flour an 8-inch round cake pan Instead of flouring, you could grease and line with parchment paper.

Cream together the butter, sugar, and vanilla until well blended and light (about 1-2 minutes). Add the eggs one at a time, beating well and scraping down the sides between each addition.

Sift the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon. Add half of the flour mixture and half of the milk to the batter, mixing in on a low speed. Add the remaining flour and milk and mix until the batter is smooth, but being careful not to unnecessarily over-mix.

Bake for about 30-35 minutes. Until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. While baking, mix together the remaining 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1 Tbsp sugar.

When the cake comes out of the over, brush with the melted butter and then sprinkle with the cinnamon-sugar mixture.