The Best Cheese Cupcakes with Cheese Crumble

Moist, cheesy and buttery. Truly the Best Cheese Cupcakes I’ve ever had. What’s that on top? Cheese Crumble topping! And that’s why it is even more amazing!

My favorite childhood school snack right here! Feeling nostalgic as I write this while munching on a piece. In fact, it’s what I’ve been snacking on for the past few days. Just one cupcake a day. I’m afraid I’ll run before I can make another batch again.

Cheese Cupcakes are every Filipino kid’s favorite school snack (baon in Filipino). And there are three words (ingredients) that best describe it.

• Cheese
• Butter
• Condensed Milk

It’s not your typical cheese cupcakes. It is, in all essence, a Filipino style cake. We love our cheese dishes and snacks to be on the sweet side rather than savory. And that is why using condensed milk as its sweetener was just ingenious!

TIPS! Moist and delicious Filipino Cheese Cupcakes

• Use pure unsalted butter. There is no better substitute for it, even oil. Pure butter is sweet, buttery and creamy.
• Milk plus vinegar. This is a simple homemade buttermilk mixture that can make any cake wonderfully moist.
• Don’t substitute condensed milk with sugar. Full stop. In fact, this recipe doesn’t include sugar in the cupcake batter. The sweetness of the condensed milk is all we need.
• Mix the batter until “just combined”. Don’t over mix. Stop mixing as soon as you no longer see any white powder. Mixing the wet and dry ingredients separately is a good trick to avoid overmixing.

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Types of cheese

You won’t need any fancy cheeses to make these cheese cupcakes. As simple as processed cheddar cheese will work wonderfully for this recipe. Of course, you can also use natural cheese if available.

• Cheddar cheese
• Edam cheese
• Gouda cheese
• Monterey Jack or Colby
• Swiss Cheese
• quick melt processed cheese

What won’t work for this recipe is Mozarella as it doesn’t blend well with cake batters. It also becomes gooey and sticky once cooled. Yes, I have, unfortunately, tried it personally.

Cheese Cupcake Crumble

Cheese Crumble Topping

It is NOT optional, to me at least. It brought the cheese cupcakes to a whole new level of deliciousness and I love it! TRUST me on this.

Tip 1: Finish making the cupcakes down to filling up the muffin tins with the batter before making the crumble topping. The fresher the crumble the easier it is to handle i.e. sprinkle over the cupcakes.

Tip 2: Use cold butter and cut it in cubes. Mix it with flour and sugar first before adding in the grated cheese.

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4 from 2 votes

The Best Cheese Cupcakes with Cheese Crumble

Moist, cheesy and buttery. Truly the Best Filipino Cheese Cupcakes I’ve ever had. With cheese crumble topping? Amazing!

Prep Time20 mins

Bake time25 mins

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Filipino

Keyword: cheddar cheese cupcakes, cheese muffins, sweet cheese cupcakes

Servings: 12 -14 cupcakes

Author: Mella

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup butter melted and COOLED
• 1 can/392g condensed milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup grated cheese I used Kraft cheddar cheese

Cheese Crumble Topping

• 50 grams butter cold, cut into pieces
• 3/4 cup grated cheese I used Kraft cheddar cheese
• 1/3 cup white sugar superfine or Caster
• 1/2 cup flour

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350f or 180c. Line muffin tin with cupcake liners
• In a small bowl or cup, combine milk and vinegar. Stir and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder and salt. Stir to combine.
• In another bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Add melted butter, vanilla extract, and condensed milk. Whisk to combine.
• Add the wet ingredients and grated cheese to the dry ingredients. Stir with a wooden spoon until just combined; batter should be lumpy. DO NOT OVER MIX.
• Fill each cupcake liner with the batter. They should just be over 3/4 full. Use a big spoon or an ice cream scoop. Tap twice to remove the air bubbles.

Cheese Crumble Topping

• In a bowl, combine flour and sugar.
• Add the pieces of butter. Use a fork to cut the butter into the mixture until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
• Toss the grated cheese until well distributed.
• Sprinkle over on top of the cupcakes, about 1 tablespoon each.

Bake the cupcakes

• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

• Use pure unsalted butter. There is no better substitute for it, even oil. Pure butter is sweet, buttery and creamy.
• Make sure that the melted butter has cooled down before adding in the mixture. Otherwise it will cook the eggs!
• Milk plus vinegar. This is a simple homemade buttermilk mixture that can make any cake wonderfully moist.
• Don’t substitute condensed milk with sugar in the cake batter. The sweetness of the condensed milk is all we need.
• Mix the batter until “just combined”. Don’t over mix. Stop mixing as soon as you no longer see any white powder. Mixing the wet and dry ingredients separately is a good trick to avoid overmixing.
• Finish making the cupcakes down to filling up the muffin tins with the batter before making the crumble topping. The fresher the crumble the easier it is to handle i.e. sprinkle over the cupcakes.
• Other types of cheese that you can use: cheddar cheese (processed or natural), Edam cheese, gouda, monterey jack or colby, swiss cheese, toast melt or quick melt.
• Don't use Mozarella Cheese as it doesn't blend well with the cake batter.

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Last Updated on October 29, 2019