Coffee Cake Muffins

How to Make Coffee Cake Muffins

Here is an overview of how these cinnamon coffee cake muffins come together. For the full recipe including all measurements, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

Make the Streusel Topping

In a small bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients for the streusel. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients using two forks or a pastry cutter until the mixture is crumbly. Set aside.

Make the Filling

We will be adding a layer of cinnamon sugar to the middle of each muffin. Whisk together cinnamon, sugar, and flour to make this.

Combine Dry Ingredients

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt to start the batter.

Mix Together Wet Ingredients

Beat the butter and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs, one at a time, then beat in the vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and then mx in the sour cream, scrape down the sides again, and then add the milk and beat until combined.

Add the Dry Ingredients

Pour the flour mixture into the wet batter and beat on low for a few moments, then beat on high until the mixture is just combined.

Put Muffins Together and Bake

Add some of the batter to the bottoms of the prepared muffin tins, followed by some of the filling. Then, top with the remaining batter. Finally, top with the streusel topping. Bake until a toothpick inserted in a muffin in the middle of the pan comes out with just a few crumbs.

Tips and Tricks

• Measure your flour correctly. Your best bet is to use a kitchen scale. But if you don’t have one, scoop whisked flour out of its container with a spoon and into a dry measuring cup, then level it off. You can see a full photo tutorial here: How to Measure Flour.
• Use room-temperature sour cream and eggs. Take both ingredients out of the refrigerator before you preheat the oven. They will incorporate into the batter better when they are at room temperature. Alternatively, you can use plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream.
• Use cold butter for the streusel topping. This is important to keep your topping crumbly. Use room-temperature butter for the batter. You should be able to dent it with your finger, but not push all the way through.
• Scrape down the sides of your mixing bowl. Make good use of your spatula and scrape down the sides of your bowl after adding ingredients and mixing.