Pumpkin Streusel Muffins

Pumpkin Streusel Muffins
Difficulty: Moderate

Ingredients
8 ounces  cream cheese, softened 
1/2 teaspoon  vanilla extract 
2 3/4 cups  sugar, divided 
3 1/3 cups  all-purpose flour, divided
1/4 cup rolled oats
3 tsp  ground cinnamon, divided 
4 tbsp chilled butter 
1/2 tsp ground cloves 
1/2 tsp  ground nutmeg 
2 tsp  baking soda 
1 1/2 teaspoons  salt 
3   large eggs, lightly beaten 
1   (15-ounce) can pumpkin 
1 cup  vegetable oil 
1/2 cup  milk 

Directions to make the muffins:
Preheat oven to 375°. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with paper liners.
Stir together cream cheese, vanilla extract, and 1/2 cup sugar in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup oats and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl; cut in butter with a fork or pastry blender until large crumbs form. Set aside.
Combine remaining 3 cups flour, remaining 1 3/4 cups sugar, remaining 2 teaspoons cinnamon, cloves, and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk together eggs, pumpkin, oil, and milk in a medium bowl; stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until moist. (Do not overmix.)
Spoon half of batter into prepared muffin pans. Dollop about 1 tablespoon reserved cream cheese mixture in center of batter, and top evenly with remaining batter. Sprinkle with reserved streusel mixture.
Bake 20 to 23 minutes. Remove from pans; cool on a wire rack.

Ingredients for the Cream Cheese Icing1/2 cup of butter (1 stick), room temperature
8 oz of Philly cream cheese (1 package), room temperature
2 - 3 cups of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/4 raw sugar (to sprinkle on top) optional

Directions to make Cream Cheese Icing:
With an electric mixer, mix the butter and cream cheese together, about 3 minutes on medium speed until very smooth. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure even mixing.
Add the vanilla extract and mix. Slowly add the powdered sugar. Keep adding until you get to desired sweetness and thickness.

Either spread on with a blunt knife or spatula, or spoon into a piping bag to decorate your muffin. Sprinkle with raw sugar (optional).