December Daily : Day Three + a recipe.
Tags:And it looks like Cottage Living does not have the recipe up for the Coffee Cake Muffins yet. Here you go:
Coffee Cake Muffins fromCottage Living (12/2007)
Makes: 12 Muffins
Prep: 10 Mins
Bake: 20 Mins
Cool : 10 Mins
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour, divided
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 t ground cinnamon, divided
14 T unsalted butter, cut into pieces, softened and divided
1 T baking powder
1/2 t kosher salt
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature (remove from fridge + set in bowl for 30 mins)
3/4 cup milk
1/2 t vanilla extract
powdered sugar (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a muffin pan with paper baking cups.
2. Combine 1/2 cup flour, light brown sugar, and 1/2 t cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in 4 T butter with a pastry blender until streusel is crumbly; set aside.
3. Sift together remaining 2 cups of flour, remaining 1 t cinnamon, baking powder and kosher salt in a medium bowl. Mix sugar and remaining 10 T butter in a separate bowl at a medium speed with an electric mixer until well combined. Beat eggs, one at a time, into butter mixture until blended. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, mixing until smooth. Add vanilla, and mix well.
4. Divide batter evenly among baking cups, filling about 3/4 full. Sprinkle evenly with reserved streusel topping.
5. Bake at 350 for 20-25 mins or until springy and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 mins on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

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I really like to see the progress of your Christmas Album. I like how the journaling floats over the Christmas photo for Day 3. Thanks so much for sharing. Really inspring me to start one - even though we're 3 days in... And thanks for explaining the backs of the photos, too (fr CK website).
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Ooh, thanks for the recipe! I'll have to try making them this week (and then we'll see how it tastes with soy milk and egg replacer, heh) :D
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I love your work Ali! Thanks for sharing the inspiration!
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Happy Holidays, Ali.
I soooooo enjoy your website! What is your printer of choice for home? I need to ditch my old Epson... have started shopping for a new printer with archival ink.
THANK YOU!
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Your album is looking so good Ali!
I've started mine too and I'm enjoying the process.
Thanks for the tip about putting patterned paper behind photos when you no longer have content, I was struggling with that and now you've solved my problem! Thanks!
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you're the best!
i went looking for it and it wasn't there.
come back and viola!
thanks!
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thanks for the yummy recipe! We're going to try that one this week 8)
& as always- thanks for the ongoing holiday inspiration- The daily posts are just so great! I can't wait to see what you come up with each day! Can you please tell me about the red brad/embellishment at the bottom of your journaling card? It's lovely! Thanks!
I also have to thank you for the link to Shimelle's online Christmas journal class- it's fantastic too & I'm really enjoying it.
Happy Holidays!
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Thank you SO MUCH for posting the recipe. Your picture sent me a-hankering for some coffee cake muffins, and I had to settle for a sub-par recipe. ;) This one looks like what my mom used to make. Yummy!
We made our own advent calendar (based on your/Martha's idea) out of wedding favor boxes. My girls stamped the dates along with winter/Christmas images on the tops, and we filled them with scheduled and unscheduled activities (and the TV listings for all the faves like Charlie Brown, too!). We are loving it, especially me because I'm not worried we'll do too much or miss something we want to do. Whew.
Also, thanks for the December Daily idea & link. I've been taking lots of pictures, doing a digital layout, and have posted three of three days on my blog. Good way to stay grateful. :)
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Thank you Ali! I'm making the muffins tonight! :-)
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what a cool way to capture a time of year that always comes and goes so quickly! love it! thanks!
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LOVE your mini...so awesome!
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I really love your day by day holiday album. You are totally communing with you inner Mrs Claus this year Ali!
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Okay so here is me trying to wrap my brain around the clear album thing-- I don't see any adhesive peeking through on the back of your journaling for day three.
Is there a super cool adhesive I don't know about?
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Yummy.....thanks for the recipe Ali. I'm going to make these for Christmas morning (and maybe a try-out batch too).
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I love your December Journal, started my own this weekend. Every where I seem to read I see a link to your site for this project. So I add one on my site too.
Thanks for sharing that recipe.
V
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Mmm, that recipe! Turned out wonderfully, and I got a great magazine as a bonus. :) A link to some my fave crumb cake recipes for you: . I've made almost all of them over the years, but the cinnamon is especially good & easy & wintry.
Love #3 - so pretty and warm. Those fabric brads are just awesome, aren't they? Thanks for spreading your cheer!
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It isn't really 14 tablespoons of butter, is it? :)
No wonder they're tasty!
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wow, it's looking so festive and you are only three days in!
truly awesome Miss Ali!
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Thanks for muffin recipe! I, too, looked for it on the website and didn't find it =( Loving the albumn and I really enjoy coming to this site! Thanks, again!!!!
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Well I sent a link for the stamp kit to my sweetie in hopes of having those stamps under the tree...sold out already! Any ideas if there will be more??? I'm so sad :(
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