Sometimes life just runs away with you. I had met up with a friend recently who lives in Australia, and he said he hadn’t seen many recipes from me lately. I realized that I had been neglecting this little blog. Not out of any malice, but just for the fact that I have been so busy with life. All my teacher friends know that the beginning of a new school year is absolute crazy town. So busy with so many new things to set up for the new year. Oh, and did I mention the fact that in August the hubby and I traveled around Cuba for 3 weeks? Yeah, NBD.
But, this time of year had me missing baking, missing blogging, and missing my kitchen. So, if you’re out there reading this: I’m back! And what better way to break back into blogging in Fall than to bake something PUMPKIN! Oh how I’ve missed this!
If you’ve followed my blog, you know that I enjoy a good streusel/crumb topping. On muffins or cake, I don’t discriminate, and a streusel works SO well on top of a spiced pumpkin cake, which comes together to make these Pumpkin Spice Streusel Muffins. These muffins are literally a little parcel of Fall, scented with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. My kitchen STILL smells amazing. 
There really is nothing better than a moist, spiced pumpkin cake batter. I had to put the bowl straight into the sink to stop myself from licking the bowl clean (which stopped me- just!). One of the best things about these muffins really is that gorgeous orange muffin batter. But I didn’t stop there: on top of that irresistibly moist muffin comes that cinnamon scented crumb topping and finally a vanilla laced glaze. Talk about the perfect accompaniment to your morning cup of coffee!
