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crumb cake muffins

(2 RATINGS)
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bronx, NY
Updated on Dec 3, 2024

I baked these for a morning PTA meeting and they were a hit!

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Everything you love about crumb cake, in a portable muffin. The crumb cake muffin is tender, buttery, and slightly sweet. Once baked, the crumb topping is crunchy with pops of cinnamon. Enjoy these muffins for breakfast, with a cup of afternoon coffee or tea, or as an on-the-go snack.

— The Test Kitchen
prep time 1 Hr 15 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake
yield 2 dozen

Ingredients

  • MUFFINS
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • CRUMB TOPPING
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon

How To Make crumb cake muffins

  • Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla.
    Step 1
    Cream butter (room temperature) and sugar until well blended. Add egg and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, and salt.
    Step 2
    Sift flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Add flour a little at a time.
    Step 3
    Add flour a little at a time.
  • Alternate a little milk and flour until you use it all.
    Step 4
    Alternate a little milk and flour until you use it all. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed. Do not overbeat.
  • Mix the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Cut in butter.
    Step 5
    For the crumb topping, mix the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Cut in butter until it resembles gravel.
  • Line cupcake tins while the oven preheats.
    Step 6
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 cupcake tins with paper liner and lightly spray the liners and pan with cooking spray.
  • Fill each muffin tin approximately 3/4 of the way full.
    Step 7
    Fill each muffin tin approximately 3/4 of the way full.
  • Top each muffin with the crumb topping.
    Step 8
    Top each muffin with the crumb topping.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.
    Step 9
    Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes. Check the middle of the muffin to see if it springs back when touched lightly and a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan for 30 minutes and then move to a cooling rack to completely cool.
    Step 10
    Cool for about 30 minutes in the pan. Then remove to a cooling rack to cool completely.
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Category: Muffins
Keyword: #cinnamon
Keyword: #crumbs
Keyword: #BUTTERY
Collection: Back-to-School
Collection: Breakfast In Bed
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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