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Coffee Cake Muffins with Vanilla Cardamom Glaze

Coffee Cake Muffins with Vanilla Cardamom Glaze

These Coffee Cake Muffins with Vanilla Cardamom Glaze are perfect to enjoy in the morning with a cup of coffee or as a snack anytime!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Muffins
Calories 484 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Muffins

  • 6 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup strong coffee or espresso
  • 2 tablespoon brandy or dark rum
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 ⅓ cups (333g) all purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • cup pecans, chopped

For the Streusel

  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted

Vanilla Cardamom Glaze

  • 1.5 cups confectioners (powdered) sugar
  • 2 tablespoon + 2 teaspoon milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom

Instructions
 

Muffins

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • Begin by making the muffin batter. In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until smooth, about 3-4 minutes. Add the eggs and egg yolk and mix thoroughly. Add the remaining wet ingredients (maple syrup, coffee, brandy, and sour cream) and combine thoroughly.
  • In another medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg thoroughly.
  • Using an electric mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients to fully incorporate. Once completely combined, fold in the pecans.
  • To make the streusel, in a small bowl combine all ingredients and thoroughly mix. It should be somewhat moist, but lumpy.
  • In the muffin tin, fill each slot ¾ to the top with the batter. You may have a little extra batter, but do not over-fill. Generously sprinkle the streusel over each muffin.
  • Place the muffin tin into the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean. Remove from the oven, let cool in the tin for a few minutes and gently lift each muffin out onto a wire rack. Once cooled, drizzle with the glaze.

Vanilla Cardamom Glaze

  • Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until the consistency is smooth. Drizzle over muffins.

Nutrition

Calories: 484kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 6gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 302mgPotassium: 141mgFiber: 2gSugar: 47gVitamin A: 483IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 121mgIron: 2mg
Keyword coffee, muffins
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