Mimi’s Cafe Buttermilk Spice Muffins
A warm, bakery-style favorite from Mimi’s Cafe, these buttermilk spice muffins are soft, moist, and lightly sweet with cozy notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. With their tender crumb and subtle crunch on top, they deliver a comforting, coffee cake–like flavor that feels classic and nostalgic.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Muffin Batter:
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1⁄2 Cup Butter or Margarine
- 3 Eggs
- 2 1⁄2 Cups Flour
- 2 Tsp Baking Soda
- 1 Tsp Nutmeg
- 1⁄2 Tsp Cinnamon
- 3⁄4 Cup + 1 Tbs Buttermilk
Nut Topping:
- 1⁄2 Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup Walnuts, Chopped
- 1⁄2 Tsp Cinnamon
- 1⁄2 Tsp Nutmeg
- Additional butter or margarine for greasing the baking tins.
Preheat oven to 375°. In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter together with an electric mixer. When they are thoroughly mixed, add eggs and beat one more minute.
Sift the flour into a separate bowl, together with the baking soda, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
Add the flour and buttermilk to the first mixture, mix at low speed until smooth. To avoid lumps in the batter, add the wet and dry ingredients alternately, in small amounts.
Make the nut topping: Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl. The nuts should be finely chopped.
Grease muffin tins with additional butter or margarine. You can also use paper baking cups. Fill each cup 3⁄4 full of batter. Add a full rounded tablespoon of nut topping on top of the batter in each cup. Bake immediately, or the tipping will sink to the bottom of the muffin.
Bake at 375° for about 20-25 minutes, until golden brown. A toothpick inserted in the middle of the muffin should come out dry. Home ovens heat differently from commercial ovens, you may need to adjust the temperature or the baking time accordingly.
Recipe yields 12 standard-size muffins, or six Mimi's size muffins. If using the jumbo muffin pans, reduce the oven temperature by 25° and increase the baking time 5-10 minutes.