# Pink Velvet Cinnamon Rolls

These ooey-gooey pink velvet cinnamon rolls are made with a soft, fluffy dough and a sweet cinnamon filling, perfect for a delightful treat.

- Total time: 30 min
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.25 cups whole milk
- 2.25 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp granulated white sugar
- 4.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp granulated white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter
- red gel food coloring
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- brown sugar
- cinnamon
- heavy cream

## Instructions

1. Start by blooming the yeast with warm milk and sugar.
2. Let it sit for 10 minutes.
3. Add flour, sugar, salt, and cocoa powder to the stand mixer.
4. Whisk two eggs with food coloring and vanilla extract.
5. Add the egg mixture to the stand mixer.
6. Add the yeast mixture to the stand mixer.
7. Mix until everything is blended.
8. Switch to a dough hook and knead on medium speed for 7-10 minutes until the dough pulls away from the edges of the bowl, forms a ball and springs back when pressed.
9. Start the cinnamon mixture with brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon.
10. Once the dough has proved, roll it out with some flour and a rolling pin.
11. Knead the dough a little more.
12. Spread the cinnamon mixture evenly over the rolled-out dough.
13. Cut the dough into strips and roll each strip into a cinnamon roll.
14. Place the rolled cinnamon rolls in a pan.
15. Add heavy cream to the bottom of the pan.
16. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

## Equipment

- stand mixer
- whisk attachment
- dough hook
- large bowl
- plastic wrap
- rolling pin
- pan

## Tips

- If the filling is too firm and not spreadable, add heavy cream a teaspoon at a time until it's easily spreadable.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DEI2vhhyZyT/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0e943e12-5ffb-42e8-a59c-a72e586c3eeb
- Extracted: 2025-11-11

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