If you love red velvet cake and warm, gooey cinnamon rolls, this recipe brings both together in one pan.
These Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls are soft, sweet, and topped with a thick cream cheese frosting that melts right into every swirl.
You’ll get 24 rolls from this batch, making it perfect for holidays, brunch, Valentine’s Day dessert, or anytime you want something a little extra. The dough comes together with red velvet cake mix, which gives it that classic flavor and deep color without a lot of complicated steps.
After a quick rise, a simple cinnamon-brown sugar filling, and about 15 minutes in the oven, you’re left with fluffy rolls that taste like bakery treats straight from your own kitchen.
Ingredients
Here’s everything you’ll need to make these Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls.
For the dough:
1 ¼ cup warm water
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 box red velvet cake mix
2 ½ cups flour
For the filling:
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ cup brown sugar
1 stick butter, melted
For the cream cheese frosting:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How to Make Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls
1. For the dough add yeast, cake mix and flour to a large mixing bowl and mix until well incorporated.
2. Add in warm water and mix until dough forms.
3. Cover with plastic wrap and let set until doubled in size. This took about an hour.
4. Once dough has doubled, turn out on a lightly floured surface.
5. Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a 9×13 baking dish.
6. Roll the dough into a large rectangle where the dough is a quarter inch thick.
7. Melt butter and mix in brown sugar and cinnamon.
8. Pour butter mixture on to your rolled out dough and spread to cover the entire rectangle.
9. Using a pizza cutter cut the rolled out dough down the middle to create two skinny pieces of dough.
10. Then cut each stripe of dough into 12 pieces.
11. Roll each cut section into a tight roll and place into a greased 9×13 baking dish.
12. Once each piece is rolled and in the pan bake for 15-20 min.
13. While the rolls are baking, set out the cream cheese to come to room temperature.
14. When rolls are finished and cooled for 10 minutes it is time to frost them.
15. Add softened cream cheese powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla to a mixing bowl and whip until well combined.
16. Frost cinnamon rolls and enjoy!
How to Store Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls
Once the rolls have cooled completely, place them in an airtight container. Store them in the refrigerator for up to 5 days because of the cream cheese frosting.
When you’re ready to enjoy one, warm it in the microwave for about 10–15 seconds to soften the center and slightly melt the frosting again. If you’d like to store them longer, you can freeze the unfrosted rolls for up to 2 months, then thaw and frost before serving.