Cinnamon Roll Cake

I saw this on Reddit and had to  try it.  

Cinnamon Roll Cake

2 cups self rising flour

4 eggs

1/2 cup crisco

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup milk or buttermilk or a mixture of both

2 tsp. vanilla

Beat sugar and crisco, add eggs and beat.  Add flour,  milk and vanilla, beat 1 to 2 minutes.  Spread 1/2 of this into a greased and floured 9 x 13 pan.

Filling

1/2 cup brown sugar

4 tsp. cinnamon

Mix this and sprinkle evenly onto layer in pan.  Then pour and spread rest of batter on the filling. Swirl with a knife.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Icing

2 cups powered sugar

3 tbsp. butter

1/4 cup milk

1 tsp. vanilla

1/4 cup cream cheese (I added, it needs this)

Heat milk and butter, add sugar and vanilla.   Poke holes in the cake. Pour icing over warm cake.