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Coffee Cake Muffins

Delicious homemade coffee cake muffins
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Brunch, Desserts
Cuisine American
Servings 15

Ingredients
  

Muffin Batter

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour 240g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • Optional ⅛ tsp cardamom or allspice
  • ½ cup granulated sugar 100g
  • 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar, light also works 25g
  • ½ cup unsalted browned butter, melted & slightly cooled 113g
  • ¼ cup neutral oil (vegetable or canola) 60ml
  • 2 large eggs + 1 extra yolk
  • 1 cup buttermilk 240ml
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Streusel Topping

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour 65g
  • cup light brown sugar, packed 65g, can use dark brown sugar too
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold & cubed 56g

Cream Cheese Glaze

  • 3 oz cream cheese, softened 85g
  • ½ cup powdered sugar 60g
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk or cream to thin
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Lemon zest and juice from half a small lemon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a jumbo muffin tin with 6 liners or 12 standard size liners.
  • Make streusel: In a bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in cold butter with a fork or fingers until crumbly. Chill until ready to use.
  • Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
  • Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk melted butter, oil, sugars, eggs + yolk, buttermilk, and vanilla until smooth.
  • Combine: Gently fold dry into wet, mixing just until combined (don’t overmix).
  • Fill tins: Divide batter into liners (they’ll be very full). Sprinkle generously with streusel.
  • Bake: 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs and tops are puffed up. Remove from pan and cool slightly.
  • Make glaze: Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, milk or heavy cream and lemon juice and zest to desired consistency. Drizzle over cooled muffins and enjoy!

Notes

Best eaten with the first few days.
Store covered at room temperature.
You can swap out dark brown sugar for light and vice versa.