Streusel Honey Nut Cupcakes

rainna's Note:

This is a cupcake with a nice cookie on top. It has a distinctive honey taste and very nutty.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 12.0 muffins

For Streusel Cookie topping

• 1 ounce brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour
• 2 ounces chopped walnuts

For Honey Streusel Cupcakes

• 7 1/2 ounces flour
• 5 ounces brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces unsalted butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup honey (you can substitute for maple syrup)
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup chopped mixed nuts (I used pistachios, almonds and cashew nuts)

Directions:

1. For the Streusel Cookie Topping.
2. Heat oven to 150°C.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream brown sugar and the butter until soft, add the honey at this point. Add the flour and mix it in, and the walnuts.
4. Spread the mixture thinly onto a baking sheet and bake for 6 to 8 minutes until it browns lightly. Let it cool.
5. It will look like a hard cookie. Use a dough cutter or a sharp knife and cut into 1 1/2" squares (approximate). You should get about 12 pieces. Set the cookie pieces aside.
6. For the Cupcakes:
7. Reduce oven temperature to 140°C Prepare your muffin tins with paper cups.
8. Place the dry ingredients in the bowl of the electric mixer; Flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
9. Cut in the butter and beat until combined. Add eggs, honey, and milk. Once mixed, add in the nuts.
10. Fill the cup cake holders up till ¾ full.
11. Top with a cookie square and bake for 10 to 20 minutes. Let to cool and sprinkle some icing sugar over the cupcakes for decoration.