Banana Coffee Cake Muffins

INGREDIENTS

• Crumble Topping:
  • ½ cup cold unsalted butter (8 tbsp ) cubed
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (add more by the tbsp if needed)
  • ½ cup packed dark brown sugar
  • ½ cup cane sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ground cardamom
• Cake:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ground cardamom
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 really ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ cup cane sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk
• Glaze (optional):
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 to 2 tsp milk

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat & Prep: Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a muffin tin.
2. Crumble Topping: In a bowl, mix cold butter, flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom until crumbly.
3. Dry Mix: Whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt in a large bowl.
4. Cream Butter & Sugar: Cream softened butter and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, and bananas.
5. Combine Mixtures: Alternately fold in dry ingredients and buttermilk into banana mixture.
6. Assemble: Spoon 1 tbsp batter into each cup, add crumble, another tbsp batter, and top with crumble.
7. Bake: Bake 28-30 minutes. Check with a toothpick for doneness.
8. Glaze (Optional): Whisk powdered sugar and milk. Drizzle over cooled muffins.