Birthday Coffee Cake Muffins
If you know someone celebrating a birthday then these Birthday Coffee Cake Muffins are it. They’re basically like classic bakery-style coffee cake muffins, minus the cinnamon, and with lots of sprinkles instead. It’s the best way I know how to celebrate a birthday.
The great part about it all, except for the fact that you’ll have something delicious to eat at the end of it, is that it can easily be transformed into a cake if you’d like. Just pour the batter into a bundt or tube pan instead, top with streusel, and bake a bit longer. Pop some candles on it and you’ll be good to go; ready to celebrate any birthday or special occasion that comes your way. Nothing can stop you now.
Birthday Coffee Cake Muffins
Birthday Coffee Cake Muffins are a great way to combine your favorite breakfast cake and transform it into an amazing any-time-of-day treat for all!
Servings: 18
Equipment
- Mixer
- Muffin pan
Ingredients
Streusel Topping:
- 1 cup all- purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup multi-colored sprinkles
Cake:
- 3 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon imitation vanilla extract optional
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup multi-colored sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line cupcake pan with paper liners, set aside.
- To make the crumb topping, combine the flour, sugars, salt and butter with your fingers or a pastry blender until the mixture comes together to form coarse crumbs. Stir in the sprinkles and set aside.
- To make the cake batter, in a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs and yolk, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract, imitation vanilla (if using) and almond extract. In a glass measuring cup, stir together the buttermilk and sour cream. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the wet ingredients, starting and ending with dry. Make sure to only mix until just combined. Fold in the sprinkles.
- Using an ice cream scoop, fill the prepared cupcake pan. It makes about 18 cupcakes, so you’ll need to fill half of another pan. Sprinkle the top with the streusel and bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool before eating. Leftovers can be wrapped in plastic and stored at room temperature for up to 2 days. Enjoy!
