Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls

Hubby loves Cinnamon Rolls- especially from Cinnabon. And me? Well, I've always been intimidated to make them. But, when I saw this recipe, I thought it looked fairly simple and I'd give it a go. The results? Hubby walked in from work, straight to the kitchen, picked up a fork and ate them straight from the pan. I made a half batch (12 rolls) and intended on sharing them with friends. But, to be honest, there's none left!

The original recipe is from Love From The Oven. She has amazingly creative baking ideas for every occasion! I halved the recipe because there's only 3 of us and changed the frosting a bit because Hubby loves cream cheese frosting. The recipe below is for a full batch and will make 24 rolls.

CAKE MIX CINNAMON ROLLS
Servings: 24 rolls
Cook Time: 2 1/2 hours (includes time for dough to rise)

INGREDIENTS
1 box white or yellow cake mix
2 packages dry yeast
2 1/2 cups warm water
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
5 cups flour

FILLING
2 cups brown sugar
1 stick butter, softened
cinnamon

FROSTING
1 8oz. package cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS
1 Mix yeast and warm water until dissolved
2 Combine cake mix, flour and salt in large bowl
3 Add warm water/yeast mixture and vanilla to cake mix/flour mixture. Mix well. This may require kneading with your hands to completely combine ingredients.
4 Cover tightly. Let rise for one hour. Punch down and let rise for another 30-60 minutes.
5 On a floured surface, roll dough into a rectangle shape, approx. 1/4" thick.
6 Once dough is rolled out, brush with softened butter.
7 Sprinkle with brown sugar. Sprinkle with cinnamon- use as little or as much as you like.
8 Starting at end opposite from you, roll the dough towards you until all of the dough is in one long piece.
9 Slice the dough into 24 equal size pieces
10 Place rolls in two 9x13 greased pans. Cover and let rise until doubled in size.
11 Bake at 350 degrees for 15-25 minutes or until golden brown
12 Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
13 Prepare frosting. cream the butter and cream cheese together and gradually add powdered sugar. If you like your frosting to melt into your rolls, frost them after 10-15 minuts of cooling. If you like your frosting to sit on top of your rolls, wait to frost them until completely cooled.