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Buttermilk Spice Muffins - Mimi's Cafe Copycat

These buttermilk spice muffins with a cinnamon sugar nut topping are what Mimi's Cafe is known for! Try this wonderful recipe at home!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
28 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: buttermilk spice muffins, muffins
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 247kcal
Cost: $8

Equipment

  • oven

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients for Buttermilk Spice Muffins

  • 2 Eggs whisked lightly
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • ¼ cup Butter melted
  • ¼ cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

Dry Ingredients for Buttermilk Spice Muffins

  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 ½ cup All-purpose flour
  • 3 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 tsp Nutmeg
  • ½ tsp Salt

Cinnamon Sugar Walnut Topping

  • ⅓ cup Sugar
  • ⅓ cup All purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup Walnuts chopped; can use pecans, if desired
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg
  • 2 tbsp Butter cut into very small pieces
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spray one 12-cup muffin tin with Pam or add paper liners to tin.
  • In a medium bowl, add all wet ingredients and lightly stir.
  • In a second medium bowl, add all dry ingredients and lightly stir.
  • Make a well in the flour mixture, and pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture bowl.
  • Gently mix the muffin mix together by hand just until combined, careful not to over mix.*
  • With an ice cream scoop or large spoon, fill muffin cups about 3/4 cups full of muffin batter.
  • Prepare nut topping by mixing sugar, flour, chopped walnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, and butter.
  • Quickly add 1 tablespoon or so of nut topping to the top of each muffin cup. **
  • Place muffin tin in oven and bake for 18-20 minutes when muffins are domed on the top and are a golden color.
  • Check for doneness in the center of muffins with a toothpick or knife.
  • Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before gently easing each muffin from its cup or wrapper.
  • Cool completely on wire racks.

Notes

*Do not over mix the batter as this will lead to dry, tough muffins. Only mix until combined. A few lumps are fine. 
**Move quickly with the walnut topping because too much weight on top of the batter for very long will lead to the muffins caving in a bit on the top. 

Nutrition

Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 322mg | Potassium: 98mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 101IU | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg