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Three Coffee Cake Muffins with fresh orange glaze on a blue plate with flowered coffee cup
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Coffee Cake Muffins with fresh Orange Glaze

Coffee Cake Muffins as a perfect mix of coffee cake and muffins.  They make a 'just right' portion for a special breakfast or brunch.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 188kcal
Author Toni Dash

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup diced Pecans or Walnuts
  • 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour or Gluten-free measure-for-measure flour (I used Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free 1-to1 Baking Flour)
  • 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 Egg
  • 3/4 cup Milk
  • 1/3 cup Vegetable or Canola Oil

For the fresh Orange Glaze:

  • 1/2 cup Confectioner's Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed Orange Juice
  • Zest of one half Orange
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 12-cavity muffin tin pan with liners.

Making the Coffee Cake Muffins:

  • (1) In a small mixing bowl combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and nuts. (2) In a large mixing bowl combine the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. (3) In another medium/large mixing bowl combine the wet ingredients: egg, milk and oil. Whisk to fully combine.
  • Stir the wet ingredient into the dry ingredients, whisking together just until combined (do not over mix).
  • Spoon/scoop 1 tablespoon of batter into each muffin liner.  Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the sugar-nut mixture on top followed by 2 more tablespoons of batter. TIP: add the batter to each muffin cavity, followed by the sugar-nut mixture and the remaining batter to ensure equal distribution.  Finish with a teaspoon of sugar-nut mixture on top.
  • Bake for 22-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of muffins comes out clean.  Allow to cool in the muffin pan while you make the glaze.

To glaze the Coffee Cake Muffins:

  • Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and place a cooling rack on top.
  • In a small bowl mix together all the glaze ingredients. 
  • Place the muffins on the cooling rack allowing space between them.  Take a dining spoon of glaze and holding the spoon over a muffin, shake it back and forth while moving it around allowing the glaze to drizzle onto the top of the muffin.  
  • Repeat for all the muffins and allow the glaze to harden for 5-10 minutes before eating.

Notes

Adapted from Taste of Home.

Nutrition

Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 107mg | Potassium: 98mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 0.7mg