After going rogue last week, I’ve returned to Baker Street’s Muffin Monday capers! This was the first time I’ve made marble muffins, marble anything really. I found the prep time to be a bit more time consuming but still fun. My favorite part was making the streusel. The streusel making was messy but it was fun to just be a kid & get my hands on the mushy butter & just kneading everything to a crumble.
These muffins turned out huge! I’m only photographing the two normal ones. The rest turned out to be muffins on roids! It’s not a bad thing though. I never complain about extra sweetness. The tart cream cheese and aromatic cocoa powder combined with a moist muffin were just delicious. As gooey and sweet as the muffins were, I used whole wheat flour, which makes it ok, right? :)
Happy Halloween!
Marble Muffins
Ingredients
- Streusel 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- Streusel 1/4 cup flour
- Streusel 1/4 tsp ground sinnamon
- Streusel 2 tbsp butter
- Streusel 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Cooking Directions
- For the Streusel:
- Combine the sugar, cinnamon and flour. Add the butter and work it with your finger tips till the mixture is crumbly and stir in the chocolate.
- For the Muffins:
- - Preheat the oven to 350F
- - Line a 12 pan muffin tin
- - Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in a bowl
- - Remove half a cup of the flour mixture and set aside
- - Add cocoa powder in the remaining mixture.
- - Beat cream cheese, 1 egg and the reserved 1/2 cup of flour
- - In a separate bowl combine the egg, water, vanilla essence and oil
- - Add it to the cocoa mixture. Gently mix it till incorporated
- - Spoon the batters side by side equally in the muffin cups
- - Sprinkle the streusel and bake for 20 - 25 mins
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i loved making the streusel too! and i may have sneaked a few bits before putting it on the muffins hehe ;)
Nastassia (Let Me Eat Cake) recently posted..Muffin Mondays | Marble Streusel Muffins
Streusel is my favorite part. No wait. there’s also the cream cheese! I love these muffins. Nuff said. lol
Baker Street recently posted..Muffin Monday: Marble Streusel Muffins
Muffins on ‘roids made me laugh, must be the whole wheat flour? ;)
That couple of extra steps was worth it, though and glad you had fun baking them, the most important part.
carolineadobo recently posted..Pumpkin Marble Streusel Muffins
hahaha, I was also a marble AND a streusel virgin until I made these:) I loved making the streusel! and gobbling it up of course:)
elena @3greenonions recently posted..Marble Streusel Muffins
What a delish bunch of muffins. Wasn’t this just so delicious to bake? Glad to have baked together with you today. Happy Halloween!
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Elizabeth- Oh these were so fun! Especially the streusel!
Elena- Seriously, I think I may snack on just streusel..sssh!
Caroline- Oh you know, that wheat flour gave the muffins an extra boost ;)
Baker Street- These were awesome! Thanks for the recipe!
Nastassia- Yeah that was my favorite too!
The addition of the chocolate chips in the streusel is a nice touch. You get a nice half melted crunch when you bite in. Delish!
The Duo Dishes recently posted..The Duo’s Ethnic Exploration: German
Oh yeah, it was so yummy. I think streusel is my new favorite thing!
Ahhh. Streusel is so much fun, huh? So aromatic and agreed that it’s fun to get your hands in there! As for oversized muffins… isn’t that just more muffin to love? :)
Have a great week, Bianca!
Aimee @ Food: Je t’Aimee recently posted..Marble Streusel Muffins
Exactly! Can’t go wrong when there’s more to love :)
I love that you had some rogue muffins that went all crazy! Last week I ended up with that one lone tiny muffin. Guess baking really is a science that goes wonky sometimes ;)
Stay-At-Home-Chef recently posted..Muffin Monday: Marble Streusel Muffins
I know right? I think it was because I over did the butter for the streusel & it weighed it down & made the muffins big & “blobby” but that’s ok, more to love!
going healthy, huh? love your muffins!
glad to be naking with you again, bianca!
dudut @mytwistedrecipe recently posted..Marble Streusel Muffin – A Comeback
Oh you know, wheat flour makes EVERYTHING healthy ;)