Filled Carrot Cake Muffins

These were a Monday work treat, I must say they came out looking Awesome.  They were a big hit at work too.  Hope you'll give them a try.  See the cream cheese trying to ooze out the top?
adapted from here

This recipe made 14 regular size muffins

Ingredients

For Carrot Cake Muffins:

• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup light brown sugar (firmly packed)
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• ¾ cup water
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup grated carrots (about 2-3 medium carrots)

For cream cheese filling:

• 10 ounce cream cheese-softened
• ¼ cup+1 Tablespoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla

For Streusel Topping:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ⅔ cup granulated sugar
• 1 /2 cup unsalted butter-melted
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt

For the Glaze:

• 1 Teaspoon milk
• ¼ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F, line standard cupcake pan with paper liners and set aside.
2. To make streusel topping in a medium bowl stir together 1 cup all-purpose flour, ⅔ cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon salt, add 1 /2 cup melted unsalted butter melted and stir it with a fork until crumbly, set aside.
3. To make the filling beat the cream cheese, vanilla and sugar until smooth, set aside.
4. To make the muffins, in a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients listed for the muffins.
5. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, water and oil.
6. Stir the egg mixture into dry ingredients, then fold in grated carrots and stir well to combine..
7. Drop about 1 ½-2 Tablespoons of the batter into each cup and spread to cover the bottom, then place 1 heaping tablespoon of filling, cover with carrot batter to fill the cups ¾ full, then top with streusel topping and bake about 20 minutes, until the toothpick inserted in the cake (not cream cheese filling) comes out clean.
8. Remove the muffins from the oven, let them cool for 10 minutes in the pan then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
9. To make the glaze, stir well 1 tablespoon milk with ¼ cup powdered sugar and drizzle over the muffins before serving.  
10. These made 14 muffins. 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by, have a wonderful week and Always Remember to Find the Time to Do All the things Y♥u L♥ve.
Donna