Cinnamon Buns with Cream Cheese Frosting

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    21hrs 15mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    461

This recipe for soft and fluffy cinnamon buns topped with cream cheese frosting flavoured with vanilla will be a family favourite once you have tried them. Serve them slightly warm from the oven for the ultimate home baked feel-good treat.

recipe updated 19 Nov. 2025

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    275 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • Cream cheese icon
    Cream cheese
    120 g
  • Full cream milk icon
    Full cream milk
    220 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    1 tablespoon
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    420 g
  • Strong white bread flour icon
    Strong white bread flour
    60 g
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    60 g
  • Light brown sugar icon
    Light brown sugar
    40 g
  • Quick-rise yeast icon
    Quick-rise yeast
    9 g
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    1 teaspoon
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    1 teaspoon
  • Dark brown sugar icon
    Dark brown sugar
    140 g
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    2 tablespoons
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    100 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon kCook Multi
  • kCook icon Baking tray - large
  • kCook icon Small bowl

Step preview

  1. Fit the Stir Tool
  2. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, attach the lid without the filler cap
  3. Heat until the butter has melted - 5 minutes, 80°C, speed 2
  4. Remove the Stir Tool, fit the Knife blade (or Max Blade for kCook Multi)
  5. Then add the next ingredients, attach the lid without the filler cap
  6. Knead until the dough has formed - 3 minutes, speed 7
  7. Remove the Knife Blade, attach the lid with the filler cap
  8. Prove until doubled in size - 1 hour 15 minutes, 30°C, speed Off
  9. Making the cinnamon butter:
  10. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Stir Tool
  11. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, attach the lid without the filler cap
  12. Stir until combined and then scrape the bowl - 2 minutes, speed 6
  13. Mix until smooth - 1 minute, speed 6
  14. Transfer the cinnamon butter into a clean bowl
  15. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface
  16. Flatten the dough slightly, bring the left side over the right side
  17. Then fold the right side over the left side
  18. Roll out the dough and shape into a ball
  19. Cover the dough with a tea towel and let rest - 10-20 minutes
  20. Grease a baking tray and set aside
  21. Roll out the dough into a rectangle until 5 mm thick
  22. Spread the cinnamon butter evenly over the dough
  23. Roll the dough into a log, along the longest edge
  24. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces
  25. Place the buns on the baking tray, spiral side up and space them apart evenly
  26. Cover with a damp tea towel and prove until doubled in size - 30 minutes
  27. Preheat the oven - 180ºC
  28. Bake until the buns start to colour - 15 minutes, 180ºC
  29. Cover with foil and continue to bake until golden brown - 10 minutes, 180ºC
  30. Remove from the oven and let cool in the tin
  31. Making the frosting:
  32. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Stir Tool
  33. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, attach the lid without the filler cap
  34. Stir until smooth - 1 minute, speed 6
  35. Spread the frosting over the slightly warm buns
  36. Serve
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