Miniature strawberry coffee cake muffins are not only topped with fresh strawberries, but have them mixed into the batter and are sprinkled with a divine sugar streusel. Welcome Spring!
I love freshly picked strawberries.
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In Florida, true You Pick farms are scarce and definitely not on schedule with the rest of the country. When we lived in D.C. and Virginia, strawberry picking started the 'You Pick' frenzy back up in my heart in May.
Throughout the summer, we'd return to the farms for peaches, berries, vegetables, and the fall called for pumpkins, more vegetables, hay rides until December, when we returned for our Christmas Tree.
Here, strawberry season peaks in late February and ends around Mother's Day. Go figure.
But since spring is brunch season and strawberry season is around the corner for most of the country, I wanted to bring you guys a fresh, springy, brunch recipe. I figured a mini coffee cake with fresh berries and sugary streusel on top would be an absolutely perfect to welcome spring 2017.
These adorable coffee cakes are easy to make, with simple, wholesome ingredients and the glaze brings a tangy-sweet brightness that can NOT be beat!
They are also equally delicious without the icing, and the zest within the batter will still lend that lemony zing to cut through and complement the sweetness of the fresh strawberries and buttery coffee cake.
Serve this up as soon as possible, these babies only last a couple days.
But they probably won't last more than a couple hours, anyway. They are that good.
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Strawberry Coffee Cake Muffins with Lemon Icing
Ingredients
- FOR MUFFINS
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 11/2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup milk
- 1 ½ cup fresh strawberries, chopped
- FOR STREUSEL
- ¼ cup butter, cold and diced
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- LEMON ICING:
- 1 ½ cups confectioners, powdered sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Either use a non-stick cooking spray to grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line each cup with cupcake liners. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar together, then add lemon zest, egg, and vanilla. Whisk together well.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Alternate adding the flour mixture and milk to the butter mixture, mixing until flour is just combined each time.
- Add ½ cup strawberries to batter and fold in gently.
- Using a cookie scoop, spoon batter into prepared muffin tin. Spoon remaining strawberries on top of the batter in tin.
- FOR STREUSEL: Using a pastry cutter or forks, blend streusel ingredients together until butter is pea sized. Sprinkle generously over the top of each muffin.
- Bake for 20 minutes, let cool before serving.
- FOR ICING: Mix sugar, zest, salt and juice together in microwave safe bowl. Add butter, then microwave for about 30-40 seconds. Whisk to ensure no lumps with a fork. While icing is still hot, glaze the muffins. The icing will harden as it cools.
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Eden Westbrook is the recipe developer, writer, and photographer behind Sweet Tea and Thyme. A classically trained chef, Eden has inspired home cooks into the kitchen with cultural comfort foods, easy family-friendly eats and sweets, and glorious spreads for date night and entertaining since 2015.
sayhellonature says
Oh my goodness, these look fantastic! I love the flavors you've used and cannot wait to try these!
Thank you!
Amy says
These really do look like the perfect way to welcome in spring! I'm loving the glaze over the muffins! It's perfection!
Thank you! The kids loved them at my son's play date spring party, the other moms said the same thing!
bitesofflavor says
Oh wow, these look and sound delicious! I love making muffins for a quick grab and go breakfast and my husband loves strawberries, so I must try this recipe soon!
I hope you do! These are fantastic breakfast treats 🙂
Margot⚓C&V (@coffeenvanilla) says
Those cake muffins looks soooooo good! So fresh and summery... They would be perfect treat for picnics and summer bake sales.
Adrienne says
These are delicious!!! Love the flavor. They aren’t too sweet & I love that they only use brown sugar in the muffin. My 3 yr old raved about how good they were the whole time he ate them lol
Jacqueline Piper | PiperCooks.com says
I love lemon zest in a fruit recipe, this looks great. That lemon icing looks wonderful as well, can't wait for fresh local strawberries here!
Mark S. says
Wow Britt, these look amazing. They combine two of my favorite flavors, Strawberry and Lemon. It looks like my daughter and I have a project this weekend. Thanks!
I hope you and your daughter love them! They never last more than a day here:)
Sarah James @ Tales From The Kitchen Shed says
Oh my, you had me at fresh strawberries and lemon! Your muffins look delicious and I'm pinning these for when strawberry season arrives here in the UK.
Stephanie Bills says
These sound incredible!! Strawberry and Lemon is my favorite combination! I can't wait to try this out.
SalutNutrition says
This looks tasty! My girlfriends and I are planning a baby sprinkle this would be a great addition to the menu.
MyYellowApron says
I love coffee cakes and these look so delicious. Will be trying these next month.
Bobbi Hass-Burleson says
Wow wow WOW!! I think I just drooled a little and my stomach is growling like crazy!
Kristen says
These muffins look so good! I am definitely going to try this recipe very soon! Thank you for sharing.
Stephanie @ Lattes Lilacs And Lullabies says
These look delicious! I will definitely have to try making these soon. Thanks ??
Nostalgia Diaries says
Looking at these makes me disappointed that I won't have something this delicious for breakfast. These look SO good!!
Sirri says
Oh my gosh these look so yummy! I'm pinning!
themomnoms says
These look delicious! I can just imagine how the lemon tastes with the strawberries! Yum!
babiestobookworms says
Yum! These look delicious and that icing just puts them over the top!
Jessica Price says
berry season sounds amazing!
Gillian's Kitchen says
These look so pretty, I wouldn't be able to resist one or two!
Cathy Mini says
Mmmm this recipe looks divine!! I'm actually drooling a little bit lol! Totally saving this to try--cheers!
Jen Smith says
strawberry and lemon are one of my favorite flavor combos! And it's just in time for strawberry season!
Chelsea says
These look so delicious. I will have to make them this weekend!!!!
donutsndaisies says
These all look so tasty!!
tkmom18 says
These look so good! Perfect for spring!
Fred Nonterah says
These are great looking muffins which I'm sure are delish. I would love to try them sometime.
Brittany Bergman says
These look incredible! I love coffee cake, and I also make it a general rule in my life to not resist anything that has streusel. These fit the bill for sure!
Gloria Duggan says
These would be perfect for brunch. I cannot wait for fresh berry season. We have a few months to go yet. I do use frozen, but they are not the same.
Marlynn Jayme Schotland says
These are beautiful and sound delicious! I love the strawberry + lemon icing flavor combo!
charleneturner1 says
Strawberry season is just approaching here. These will be on the table soon!
SobeSavvy says
Mouthwatering..wish I had a couple of these now!
Armelle says
I am craving sugar, it probably hormones, I can indulge this!!!
brandidcrawfordgmailcom says
Gorgeous photos! These look yummy!
Thank you Brandi!
naomidjese says
This looks delicious
Thank you!