Vanilla Crumb Cakes / Muffins - Southern Living

moreCakePlz's Note:

This recipe came from the book 2008 Christmas with Southern Living. The muffins bake up light and moist with a faint aroma of nutmeg. The only thing that might make them better is some pecans or chopped apple. The added crunch would make them just about perfect.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

Muffin Batter

• ¼ cup plus 2 tbsp granulated sugar
• ¼ cup plus 2 tbsp brown sugar , firmly packed
• 1 ½ cups plus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg , freshly grated
• ½ cup unsalted butter , cut into pieces
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg

Vanilla Glaze

• 2⁄3; cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk (or enough to make the glaze drizzleable (sp?)
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease 4 cups in a jumbo muffin pan. Fill the 2 empty cups halfway with water.
2. In a large bowl stir together sugars. Add flour and nutmeg, whisking until blended. Cut butter into flour/sugar mixture with a fork until crumbly. Remove and reserve 1/2 cup crumb mixture for topping.
3. Combine buttermilk, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk in egg. Pour over the crumb mixture remaining in large bowl. Stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened.
4. Spoon batter evenly into a greased jumbo muffin pan, filling 4 muffins with batter. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture evenly over batter, pressing lightly into batter.
5. Bake 350 for 28 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, remove cakes from pan, and let cool completely on wire rack. Drizzle with Vanilla Glaze.
6. Vanilla Glaze: Whisk all ingredients until smooth. Yield 1/4 cup.