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Cinnamon Spice Cake Squares

Get your fall baking on with these Cinnamon Spice Cake Squares. Filled with all the cinnamon goodness that embodies fall. Put the kettle on and have a cake square.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Bread, Breakfast
Cuisine: North American
Keyword: cake, cinnamon, muffins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 290kcal
Author: Julia Pinney

Ingredients

For the cake squares:

  • 1/2 Cup butter
  • 2/3 Cup sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 Teaspoon white vinegar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 1/2 Cups flour
  • 1 Teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 Teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 Teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3/4 Cups milk
  • 1/4 Cup chopped walnuts chopped

For the filling:

  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 Cup brown sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon cinnamon

For the glaze:

  • 3/4 Cup icing sugar
  • 1/4 Cup milk

Instructions

  • For the topping:
  • Combine butter, sugar, cinnamon in a small bowl. Stir with a spoon until combined and set aside.
  • For the muffins:
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or line 12 muffins tins or mini square tins and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
  • In a small bowl, whisk the vanilla and the vinegar into the milk
  • In the bowl of your electric mixer, mix the butter and sugar until light, about 2-3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and mixing well.
  • Sift in half of the flour and stir to combine. Stir in the milk and then the rest of the flour. Spoon about 1/2 of the batter amongst all the muffin or cake tins. Spoon a teaspoon of the filling over the batter and then spoon over remaining batter. Top with chopped walnuts.
  • Bake for 15-18 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the centre will come out clean. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
  • For the glaze:
  • Combine icing sugar and milk and whisk until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cake squares. Ready to serve

*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.

Nutrition Facts
Cinnamon Spice Cake Squares
Amount Per Serving (1 cake square)
Calories 290 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 55mg18%
Sodium 190mg8%
Potassium 77mg2%
Carbohydrates 41g14%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 29g32%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 367IU7%
Calcium 65mg7%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.