Source: Cinnamon roll recipe is from my mother-in-law Kris. The almond topping is adapted from Smitten Kitchen. Genius idea for combining the two was from my BFF Sarah. But now we aren’t in school and they don’t throw dances at church for adults (why not??) So we decided to go to a club, even though we don’t drink and grinding is not our thing. We found a club that does 80s night every Thursday and got even more excited. We teased our hair and put on pink lipstick. Except when we got there we found out there was another event going on that night and everyone else was in full costumes. Think steampunk gone wild (trench coats, fishnet, corsets, pirate gear? A guy with 18 inch long Mario shoes and a giant key the size of a sword? A woman wearing a G-string and an apron?) I’m not really sure how to describe it. There was even a guy in a full Joker costume. Add to the mix the fact that I’m 24 weeks pregnant. I’ve done a lot of dancing in my time, but usually not pregnant, and it was way harder than I thought it would be. I’ve never been drunk before, but it must feel a lot like this, only way more fun. I was lightheaded and dizzy, felt like I was on the edge of passing out, couldn’t walk in a straight line, had blurry vision, and I had to pee every half hour or so. I mean doesn’t that sound like a drunk person?? If I didn’t love dancing so much it would have been miserable. But dancing is never miserable when Nikki is around. She is awesome. We played a get-to-know-you game with the kids the other day and one of the questions was, “What makes you feel most confident?” And Nikki said she feels most confident dancing. THAT’S why she’s the best person ever to go clubbing with. At the end of the night we were getting water at the bar. This guy walks up to us, points at my belly and says, “Is that what I think it is? I know you’re not supposed to ask that but…” He told me that he’s seen a lot of things at this club but never a pregnant lady. I’m really glad to know that I beat the G-string-and-apron-lady in the originality category. It was quite delicious, but we decided it would be even better if we turned it into cinnamon rolls. (I have to note here that the entire weekend that we were talking about this cake Eric thought we were saying “Beasting Cake.” Why he did not investigate this supposed title further I do not know.) Sarah says it’s as if Honey Bunches of Oats (or Honey Nut Cheerios) grew up and turned into the softest, sweetest cinnamon roll you’ve ever had. I totally agree. It is all the best things about honey cereals, but with yeasty sweet bread and a glaze. Whenever you choose to try these, make sure you have a jug of milk handy, otherwise you will drown in sweet honey almond glaze. Not the worst way to go, if you ask me. Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram Raspberry Sweet Rolls with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting « these are SO GOOD! The Fastest (No Yeast) Cinnamon Rolls Ever « this recipe uses baking powder and soda in lieu of yeast, so they are more biscuit-like. I love it! Almond Sweet Rolls from Crazy for Crust Icelandic Almond Rolls from Little House by the Dunes Blackberry Almond Rolls from Tutti Dolci
