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Coffee Cake Crumble Muffins

December 11, 2014 by Life is but a Dish 13 Comments

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Nom nom nom nom nom…

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I NEVER make coffee cake.  I’m not a coffee drinker, so I think the word coffee in Coffee Cake is a subconscious turn off. (Wow.  I just tried to type the word subconscious about fifty times while it kept giving me the dreaded you can’t spell dotted red line.  I eventually had to look it up.)

Anyhoo, why is it called coffee cake after all?  There is no such coffee flavor or ingredient whatsoever!  It should really be called anything BUT coffee cake.  Regardless of what it’s called, these muffins will rock your world.

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They’re buttery, comforting, and piled high with a sweet crumbly topping.  These particular muffins are all about the topping.  The cake part of the muffin is simply there to hold the mountain of crumbly goodness.  It has a pound cake like texture that acts as a great base, as you (or I) shove them in my face.  If you haven’t noticed by now, I shove food in my face all. the. time.

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DSC_0453Side note.  I’m super lucky in that my 3 year old daughter happily goes to preschool every day.  Key word, happily.  I drop her in her classroom each morning, BEG her for hugs and kisses on my way out and watch as she schmoozes with her favorite peeps.  Her teachers.

Yay for teachers!  As a former first grade teacher myself, I understand almost exactly what goes into these teacher’s days, minus the diaper changes. I understand the planning, patience, and pure joy that comes from teaching children.  I also understand the importance of a student/teacher bond, and while nobody can replace mommy, teachers (in my opinion) are a very close second.

(Don’t tell daddy! What?  I said CLOSE second).

So when one of the teachers requested coffee cake, I couldn’t say no.  Of course I was hesitant because I’m aaaaaaaaaaaaall about the chocolate, and she doesn’t like chocolate!  I’m still getting over that one.  BUT, I love her, my daughter loves her, so she wins.  And so do all of you.  I present to you these buttery Coffee Cake Crumble Muffins.

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Excuse me while I slip into my stretchy pants.

Just kidding, I only ever wear stretchy pants.  So excuse me while I continue to wear my stretchy pants and eat more muffins.

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Ingredients

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Crumb Topping

  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
  • 1 3/4 cups cake flour

Muffin

  • 1 1/4 cup cake flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (cut into pieces, softened but still cool)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup plain yogurt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line muffin pan with baking cups or prepare larger baking cups on a sheet pan. *see note
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Pour in the melted butter and using a wooden spoon, mix until incorporated. Add the cake flour and mix until mixture resembles a thick and cohesive dough. Set aside.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt on low speed to combine. With mixer on low speed, add the butter one piece at a time; continue beating until mixture resembles moist crumbs, with no visible butter chunks remaining, 1 to 2 minutes.
  4. Add the egg, egg yolk, vanilla, and yogurt, and mix until all has been incorporated and batter is light and fluffy.
  5. Using a ¼ cup measuring cup, divide up batter into prepared muffin pan. Then, sprinkle a generous amount of the crumb topping on top, using your fingers to pinch the dough into a crumbly mixture, if not already. Do not press the crumb topping into the batter. Just let it sit on top.
  6. Bake for 20 minutes or until crumbs are golden and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
  7. Let muffins cool for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
  8. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

Notes

*If you use regular sized muffin cups you will need to put less batter in each cup in order for the topping to be contained within the cup. I used taller baking cups for these in order to pile on the topping!
*I did stick my muffins under the broiler at about the 15 minute baking mark so the tops would get nice and brown. If you do this, make sure to watch it carefully. You do not have to do the broiler step and can omit it completely.

Adapted from Table For Two

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  1. toby kirsch

    December 11, 2014 at 11:32 am

    Wonderful looking and I am sure amazing in taste. I don’t drink coffee either but would love one of these muffins right now. Love the muffin cups perfect to hold in the amazing topping. Your copy is always fun to read and puts a smile on my face each time I open up and read your blogs.
    Love,
    Toby “Gaga”

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    • Life is but a Dish

      December 11, 2014 at 12:07 pm

      Thank you Gaga!! xoxo

  2. Ginny

    December 11, 2014 at 1:13 pm

    Wish I lived next door to you so I could run over every time I got a whiff of your baking !

    This receipt sounds scrumptious.
    xo, Gin

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  3. Glenda

    December 11, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    They were delicious!! Thanks for making them & I promise I worked on liking chocolote as a child but couldn’t handle it. But I like to stuff my face too!

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    • Life is but a Dish

      December 11, 2014 at 7:11 pm

      xoxo

  4. Ihjaz Ahmad

    December 16, 2014 at 2:01 am

    Oh my goodness, Coffee Cake Crumble Muffins looks delicious! I’m definitely making this! thanks for sharing!

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  5. Paula

    March 16, 2015 at 7:43 pm

    Coming here via Love Maegan: I think I may have to make these muffins. I DIE for crumble topping. Thanks for doing the hard graft for us 😀

    ♥ Paula Shoe Fiend.
    http://shoe-fiend.blogspot.co.nz/

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  6. Sheri

    March 18, 2015 at 10:40 pm

    Sounds yummy!! Can you bake these in a 13×9 pan instead of muffins?

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    • Life is but a Dish

      March 18, 2015 at 10:54 pm

      I can’t say for certain as I have only made these as muffins, but I don’t see why not! I think it’s worth a try! You may just have to adjust the baking time. My guess would be to bake for a bit longer than the muffins. Also, because of the nature of the crumble topping, it could fall apart a bit once you slice it. Let me know if you try it!

  7. Sheri

    March 18, 2015 at 10:58 pm

    Thank you, for the info. I will let you know how it works out! 🙂

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  8. Sue C.

    October 21, 2016 at 10:20 am

    First let me say, delicious. It would have helped to read the entire recipe before starting because I wound up with 8 muffins only. Thought it was odd and lots of topping left over. I will use it on one thing else so no worries. When after 20 minutes, pretty raw I put on for 10 more minutes and re-read the recipe. Oops. Well they poofed up and the topping wouldn’t stay on but we ate them anyway and love them. Going to try following directions next time! How would they be if you added some fresh blueberries to the dough?

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    • Life is but a Dish

      October 21, 2016 at 1:24 pm

      Oh no!! Yeah, I always make sure to read the entire recipe before I start cooking! You’ll only make that mistake once:) Glad you like them anyway! I bet fresh blueberries would be delish!

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