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Coffee Cake Muffins … addicted to food blogging!

2009/02/12 / 38 Comments
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
Albert Einstein
coffee+cake+muffins11Addicted to food blogs & blogging, that’s what I am! Try it & I’m sure you’ll have one happy family, happy in the foodie way anyway. They might whinge at the amount of time you spend on the net, but ‘up’ always comes with ‘down’, somewhat like yin-yang! I often strive to balance it, & bring in some sort of harmony! coffee+cake+muffins4Foodie blogs are a-bursting with good food & good ideas. Never at a loss of ideas as to what to make, there are temptations that are doable some of the time; at other times, there’s plenty of eye candy. The good thing behind all this is the personal touch; the feeling that you know the person behind the blog, & can touch base at the drop of a line! YAY for BLOGGING!!coffee+cake+muffins7One such stopover at Peabody’s Culinary Concoctions had me hook, line & sinker. She made the most delicious looking Coffee Cake Cupcakes , frosted beautifully, & I dreamt of them all night. The idea was brilliant!coffee+cake+muffinsThe first thing the next morning, waved goodbye to the kids, & headed off to chop walnuts! Many happy moments later, these muffins were born! Made them from this Streusel Coffee Cake I had posted AGES ago, adapted from the ‘Joy of Baking‘. coffee+cake+muffins8 1The only thing I left out was the orange rind, because I didn’t have an orange on hand. Frosted them with a Caramelized Brown Butter Frosting, recipe from an earlier DB challenge … a recipe I have come to love & use more often than I really should. The ease of this frosting, & the speed at which it gets whipped up continues to win me over! The original recipe was a Shuna Fish Lydon @ Eggbeaters, one which was part of a DB challenge for her signature Caramel Cake some time ago! The original frosting was a tad TOO sweet, & I’ve learnt to play around with the ingredients on this one. The sea salt tends to cut the sweetness.coffee+cake+muffins6It has a great flavour, unique in it’s own delicious way, & I am always happy to use some caramel which is still stored in my fridge. Very handy indeed (the recipe can be found in this post here). I eyeball the amounts for the frosting, generally throwing in a bit of each & tasting it as I go along. coffee+cake+muffins5

COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

as adapted from here
I got 12 regular sized coffee cake muffins & 2 mini bundt cakes out of this batter
Ingredients:
1 ¾ cups Flour
1 tsp Baking powder

½ tsp Baking soda
3/4 cup Butter 2/3 cup Sugar (the original recipe has 3/4 cup)
2 Eggs ; large
1 tsp Vanilla Extract

4 tbsp Yogurt; thick
2 tbsp Cream (25% fat)
Juice of ½ lime
Streusel:
1 tbsp Flour
¼ cup Brown sugar
½ cup Toasted walnuts
½ cup Chocolate chips coffee+cake+muffins1Method:

Line the muffin tray. (Grease & flour the tray if you are not using muffin liners) . Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.

  • Prepare the streusel by mixing the 1 tbsp of flour + brown sugar + toasted walnuts + chocolate chips in a bowl. Divide into 2 bowls & set aside.
  • Stir together the flour + baking powder + baking soda in a bowl. Mix the yogurt + cream + lime juice in a small bowl. (You can use sour cream instead)
  • Beat the butter + sugar until light, followed by the eggs, beaten in 1 by 1, & then the extract.
  • Beat in the 1/3 of the flour mixture; then 1/3 of the yogurt/cream mixture. Repeat twice & beat until just mixed in properly.
  • Fill a 1/4 of the muffin cup, sprinkle with 1 tbsp of streusel mix, top with more batter & sprinkle streusel mix over the top again.
  • Bake for approximately 20 minutes / till done.
  • Serve warm as they are because they taste wonderful…OR top with this delectable brown butter caramel frosting once cooled, & enjoy!

    • coffee+cake+muffins9Did I tell you this frosting was positively A D D I C T I V E? Try it at your own risk!!
    BROWN BUTTER CARAMEL FROSTING
    Adapted from the Daring Bakers challenge here
    Ingredients:
    1/2 cup browned butter (I use clarified butter or ghee) ; at room temperature/soft
    1/4 cup cream (25% fat)
    1/2 cup – 3/4 cup powdered sugar
    2 Tbsp caramel syrup
    Pinch of sea salt
    Method:

    • Beat them all together until thick. Adjust for sweetness. Pipe onto muffins!coffee+cake+muffins10

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    Posted by Deeba @ PAB

    About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.

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    38 Comments

    • Cakelaw

      2009/02/12 at 5:01 am Reply

      These are gorgeous Deeba! And perfect for Valentines Day with the sweet little hearts on top.

    • Nags

      2009/02/12 at 5:23 am Reply

      How did the DYI home studio lights turn out eventually? Should i go through the trouble too?

    • Cakespy

      2009/02/12 at 5:45 am Reply

      Oh Deeba. You know these muffins are right up my alley…the kind with frosting are the BEST ones in my opinion!! And you’ve decorated them so prettily. I wish I had one now!

    • noble pig

      2009/02/12 at 8:41 am Reply

      Deeba they are beautiful…so, so cute…you are so talented with all your beautiful posts.

    • Ben

      2009/02/12 at 12:50 pm Reply

      I have the same addiction, but it is a good one, isn’t it? I always get inspiration while visiting my foodie friends and that is the best part of the day. Great recipe btw!

    • Akal's Saappadu

      2009/02/12 at 1:59 pm Reply

      these muffins look great! yummy yummy! first time here,you’ve got an amazing collection !!!
      wow! great work!

    • Dharm

      2009/02/12 at 2:33 pm Reply

      These muffins look simply delicious!! And your right about the family complaining about spending too much time blogging – but its fun isnt it!!

    • Asha

      2009/02/12 at 2:37 pm Reply

      Yeah! Tell me about it!! I was crazy too 2 yrs ago and blogged non-stop for for 11/2 yrs and then one day crashed and ran off!!:D

      Now, I have rules for myself, comment selectively and take frequent breaks, it works! 🙂

      Coffee cakes, my fave. muffins look fab as usual. Enjoy.

    • Núria

      2009/02/12 at 3:55 pm Reply

      Deeba, your family should be grateful you blog about food and not about decoration ;D.

      These muffins look adorable… they could easily be found at the Alice in Wonderland’s non birthday table!!!

      As always… I love the pictures♥

    • Happy cook

      2009/02/12 at 4:15 pm Reply

      Beautiful muffins deeba. Well i would say perfect too.
      Shyama is sick so she is near to me in the sofa and she saw your last bunch pictures and she was like mama it looks so beautiful why don’t you also do like this. ANd i replied to her my dear daughter i don’t have talent to do all these things 🙂
      I say it again your pictures are magnificient.

    • Jeanne

      2009/02/12 at 4:38 pm Reply

      Oh Deeba, those are just toooooo lovely! And I am crazy abtou the Garfield goodies 🙂 Garfield was my absolutely favourite for years and years, and I always love it when you use Garfield quotes on the blog!

    • Dawn

      2009/02/12 at 4:43 pm Reply

      wow! You went all out on this one! Deeba these are absolutely fabulous my dear. I just love the pretty photos. I bet they tasted insanely good.

    • Maria

      2009/02/12 at 8:00 pm Reply

      Those look quite delicious! Beautiful, tasty Valentine’s perfection. I was just about to head into the kitchen and bake some mini cupcakes for my daughter’s pre-school class to celebrate Valentine’s Day tomorrow. Thanks for the inspiration!

    • Reeni♥

      2009/02/12 at 8:12 pm Reply

      They are so beautiful and scrumptious looking!! I love blogging and I know my family is loving all the good food I am cooking up. And we love it when you blog so we can look at your lovely creations and read your wonderful words.

    • cindy : quaint

      2009/02/12 at 10:46 pm Reply

      thank you so much for visiting our blog, today. yours is new to me and it is wonderful. i love all the things you bake and your gorgeous photos. see you again.

    • lisa (dandysugar)

      2009/02/12 at 10:49 pm Reply

      Wow, such a decadent coffee cake, Deeba! And with the caramel frosting, it’s over the top! Would love a bite just about now!

    • Jamie

      2009/02/13 at 11:17 am Reply

      I am both a food blogging addict and a coffee cake freak. I did see these on her blog and yours are really gorgeous all dressed up for Valentine’s Day. Now I gotta make them.

    • muralimanohar

      2009/02/13 at 11:55 am Reply

      OMG…I LOVE coffee cake. And these are perfectly portion size! I rarely cook sweets anymore, though, thanks to a diabetic son. 🙁 I wonder how I can make them work?

    • Nicisme

      2009/02/13 at 3:54 pm Reply

      Yay for having a great addiction!
      These are wonderful, especially that topping and frosting.
      I’m going to dream of these all night and I’m gonna blame YOU!

    • Ivy

      2009/02/13 at 8:23 pm Reply

      They all look so beautiful, your family must be very happy with all these beautiful things you make.

    • Mike of Mike's Table

      2009/02/13 at 8:58 pm Reply

      I love coffee cake, and something about having these in muffin form makes it seem more breakfast friendly to me…that is, I’d feel guilty about eating something called “cake” for breakfast. These, I wouldn’t think twice about–they sound amazing!

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