Cinnamon Roll Quick Bread

Sliced cinnamon bread with a cream cheese frosting on a wood board.

4.37 from 25 votes

Everything you love about a cinnamon roll is baked into this soft and moist quick bread filled with cinnamon sugar swirl and topped with a sweet cream cheese frosting!

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 348kcal

Author: Kristin Hayes

Equipment

Ingredients

BREAD

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
⅓ cup vegetable oil

CINNAMON SWIRL

2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅓ cup sugar

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

6 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
¼ cup cream cheese softened
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 4 mini loaf pans or 1 large loaf pan.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
Add the egg, milk, and vegetable oil and stir until just combined.
In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and remaining sugar.
Spread half the batter into the prepared pan(s). Sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar mixture, then top with remaining batter.
Sprinkle remaining cinnamon sugar mixture over the top.
Bake for about 25 minutes for mini loaves or 45-50 minutes for one large loaf, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
While the bread bakes, mix together the butter, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth.
Let bread cool about 5 minutes before removing from the pan. Spoon frosting over the top and serve!

Notes

Don’t overmix the batter or the bread can turn out dense instead of soft and fluffy.
For extra cinnamon swirl throughout, gently swirl the cinnamon sugar mixture into the batter using a butter knife before baking.
If the frosting seems too thick, microwave it about 30 seconds before spooning over the bread.
This cinnamon roll quick bread can be made into muffins or mini loaves by adjusting the bake time as needed.

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