{"id":47488,"date":"2026-04-13T07:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=47488"},"modified":"2026-04-13T07:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:35:28","slug":"coffee-cake-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/04\/13\/coffee-cake-muffins\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee Cake Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47490\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/04\/13\/coffee-cake-muffins\/coffeecake-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CoffeeCake.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CoffeeCake\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CoffeeCake.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47490\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CoffeeCake.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CoffeeCake.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CoffeeCake.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These muffins were Sunday&#8217;s breakfast, indulgent &#8211; yet simple to make. Soft cake with a delicious crumb topping. They&#8217;re especially good slightly warm with a cup of coffee. <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>1 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Crumb Topping<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup light brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup flour<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons butter, cut into small cubes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 375\u00ba. Place 12 muffin papers in a muffin pan.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl mix the melted butter, milk, egg, and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients, stir until just combined.<\/li>\n<li>Make the topping, place all ingredients in a small bowl, and work the butter in with a fork. Sprinkle on top of the batter and bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These muffins were Sunday&#8217;s breakfast, indulgent &#8211; yet simple to make. Soft cake with a delicious crumb topping. They&#8217;re especially good slightly warm with a cup of coffee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1238,4],"tags":[97,2441],"class_list":["post-47488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","category-news","tag-baking","tag-muffins"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-clW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19650,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/09\/21\/coffee-coffee-cake-muffins\/","url_meta":{"origin":47488,"position":0},"title":"Coffee Coffee Cake Muffins","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"September 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Coffee flavored coffee cake muffins - they go perfectly with a cup of....wait for it.....coffee!\u00a0 For the crumb topping: 1\/2 cup flour 1\/4 cup light brown sugar 1\/2 teaspoon cinnamon pinch of nutmeg pinch of salt 3 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled 1\/2 teaspoon vanilla extract For the muffins: 1\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lovin' from the Oven&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lovin' from the Oven","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/category\/lovin-from-the-oven\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/CoffeeCakeMuffins.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/CoffeeCakeMuffins.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/CoffeeCakeMuffins.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":37067,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/01\/10\/lemon-cream-cheese-muffins\/","url_meta":{"origin":47488,"position":1},"title":"Lemon Cream Cheese Muffins","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"January 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"I love anything that's lemon - pie, cake, sorbet, and now muffins! 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