Coffee Cake Muffins
The classic coffee cake is transformed into a convenient muffin, loaded with a mile-high crumb topping!
My fondest memory of coffee cake dates back to middle school. We’d all line up at the cafeteria during break time and they’d serve us this huge square chunk of the warmest, most fluffy coffee cake I’ve ever had.
Now it’s been a while since I’ve had coffee cake. I don’t make it that often because when I do, well, I tend to eat the entire pan. Yeah, there’s absolutely no self control here.
That’s why I decided to make this in convenient, single-serving, portion-controlled muffins. That way I can eat 1 and send the rest off with Jason to share with his classmates.
Although it’s really hard to stop at yourself at just one muffin, especially since these babies are loaded with a mile-high crumbly topping and a light vanilla glaze. You’ll want to just pick off all the crumbs on top before diving right in!
Coffee Cake Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup milk
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- 2 large eggs
For the crumb topping
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
For the glaze
- ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners or coat with nonstick spray; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
- In a large glass measuring cup or another bowl, whisk together milk, canola oil and eggs. Pour mixture over dry ingredients and stir using a rubber spatula just until moist.
- Scoop the batter evenly into the muffin tray. Sprinkle with crumb topping, using your fingertips to gently press the crumbs into the batter. Place into oven and bake for 15-17 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- When the muffins are done, cool for 10 minutes and drizzle the glaze on each muffin.
- Allow glaze to set before serving.
For the crumb topping
- In a medium bowl, combine sugars, cinnamon and salt. Stir in melted butter. Add flour and stir using a rubber spatula just until moist. Spread out mixture on parchment paper to dry until ready to use.
For the glaze
- In a small bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and milk until smooth. If the glaze is too thin, add more confectioners’ sugar as needed.
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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Imperial Sugar. All opinions expressed are my own.
These look DELISH!!!! Can’t wait to make. Do you know if you make this in a loaf pan? Thanks!
Johanna, this recipe is really catered to making muffins, not a loaf. If you’d like to make traditional coffee cake, you can check out this recipe here: https://damndelicious.net/2012/12/30/coffee-cake-with-crumble-topping-and-brown-sugar-glaze/.
There’s no coffee! :s why are they called coffe cake muffins?
Traditional coffee cake does not usually contain coffee. The name refers to how the cake is eaten – with a cup of coffee.
Exactly was I was thinking! Don’t call them them a coffee muffin when they’re clearly NOT.. Very mislaeading.
Julia, as a young bride I always thought coffee was an ingredient in coffee cake, I found out after searching recipes pre: google & internet searches…yes I searched recipe books, and found coffee was never an ingredient…but yum these coffee cakes are awesomely delicious with a cup of hot coffee! Yummy !
Yes – DO call these coffee cake muffins because they are a muffin version of COFFEE CAKE. If you are not familiar with COFFEE CAKE (Cake frequently served with coffee for breakfast or dessert), I would suggest reading almost any baking cookbook. You would be hard pressed to go back and re-name the millions of coffee cake recipes out there.
Ive had coffee cake every weekend from bakery… surprise never had coffee in it!!!! served with coffee Lol
This looks really good! gonna try it… thanx
Wow! What a ridiculous comment!
Because you eat them while drinking coffee.
Coffee cake may be a regional term. Very common to call something one could eat while drinking coffee a “coffee cake”. Perhaps like “tea cakes” are not made with tea all the time but can be served with tea. I’m sure the author of this recipe did not plan to maliciously mislead anyone. Enjoy and relax in the kitchen
Beautiful and I want to inhale that crumb topping! 🙂 I love crumble topping anything and these look sooo darn good!
Gorgeous coffee cake muffins! Love the crumb topping and glaze!
These are perfection, love the crumb topping!