Naked Muffins

Somedays you just want a warm cozy muffin that tastes like a cinnamon roll with way less of the wait and work of one. This is that muffin. It's easy to mix up and made from ingredients you likely have sitting in your kitchen right now. These were for a Saturday morning breakfast since Sunday was way too busy and filled with church activities. I left two with naked tops for my none icing loving girl. Ended up with three naked tops, a certain dog decided he loved the icing and I found one liked clean on top. I'm actually amazed he didn't just grab the whole thing, clearly he's watching his puppy figure. Actually they were still in the muffin tin so I bet he couldn't get it out. Stinker. Anyway - these are delicious on first bake and microwaved after a few days. Soft and cinnamony with a swirl of cream cheese icing on the top. So good!

Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Muffins:
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup butter, melted
2 large eggs
½ cup sour cream
½ cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
Cinnamon Streusel:
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
⅓ cup lightly packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter, melted
Glaze:
3 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon butter, softened
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. (See note for different types of muffin tins.) Place muffin liners in a 12-cup muffin tin. This recipe makes 15-16 muffins, so use a second muffin tin for the remaining muffins or bake in two batches.
For the muffins, in a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, butter, eggs, sour cream, milk and vanilla until evenly combined.
Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk until just combined and no dry streaks remain. Don't over mix. Set aside.
For the cinnamon streusel, in a small bowl, stir together the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Add the melted butter and mix until combined and the streusel clumps into small pieces.
Scoop about 2 tablespoons muffin batter into each muffin liner (a #40 cookie scoop works great). Crumble the cinnamon streusel to break into small pieces. Sprinkle 2 to 3 teaspoons streusel over the batter in each muffin cup.
Scoop another 2 tablespoons (see note) batter on top of the cinnamon streusel. Sprinkle with a bit more streusel.
Bake for 15 to 17 minutes until the top of the muffins spring back lightly to the touch.
Remove the muffins to a cooling rack to cool completely.
For the glaze, in a small bowl, add the softened cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Mix with an electric mixer until light and creamy. Add the powdered sugar and mix on low speed until fully combined, scraping down the side of the bowl as needed. Add the milk and mix until well combined. The consistency should be thick but pourable. Add additional milk (or powdered sugar) to adjust the consistency, if needed.
Drizzle the glaze evenly over the cooled muffins.