Ingredients

  • cake
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar (I used dark)
  • 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar (I used dark)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, slightly melted
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 1 cup fat free sour cream
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup water
  • frosting
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages light cream, cheese. (room temp)
  • 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, slightly melted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar

Method

  • Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Coat 2 (9") round cake pans with cooking spray.
  • Cake.
  • Combine 3/4 cup brown sugar,butter & 1tsp cinnamon.
  • Spread half of mixture in each pan to within 2" of edge.
  • At medium speed beat cake mix, sour cream,eggs,oil and 1/4 cup water until blended.
  • Increase speed to medium-high beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  • Transfer 1 cup to a small bowl.
  • Divide rest of batterbetween the 2 pans over the sugar.
  • Stir remaining brown sugar & cinnamon into reserved batter.
  • Drop by heaping Tbs on to batter in pans.
  • Swirl being careful not to stir up sugar layer.
  • Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
  • Cool on racks 10 minutes.
  • Remove from pans.
  • Cool on racks.
  • Frosting
  • At medium-high speed beat cream cheese,butter& vanilla until smooth.
  • Beat in sugar until light & fluffy.
  • If desired reserve 1 cup to a pastry bag with star tip.
  • Place 1 cake layer sugar sid up on a plate.
  • Spread with 1 1/2 cups frosting to within 1/2" of edge.
  • Top with remaining cake layer sugar side down.
  • Spread with remaining frosting.
  • With reserved frosting pipe rosettes.
  • serves 16.