Streusal Cupcakes

I had a brunch to go to this morning so I decided to make more of a coffee cake type cupcake.  This is from Martha Stewart's Cupcakes book.

It turned out fine.  Not great.  The batter was pretty easy and tasted really good off of the spoon (btw, I never worry about salmonella).  The streusal topping I thought was too floury and end up tasting dry on the finished product.  All in all it was time consuming and definitely not better than coffee cake from our local bakery.  It seemed like a real pain in the ass while I was making it but that could have had something to do with the fact that Sam and Henry were trying to get dressed for their first football game of the season, Lucy was trying to pack her backpack to take to the game and I was trying to get these muffins in the oven so I could be to the brunch early so I could make it to the football game on time.

It went a little something like this. 

Sam is half on the bean bag, half on the floor watching TV in a Lucky Charm coma.  Henry is wandering around aimlessly in his football girdle (which is way too big on his little body).  Lucy is screeching at me from upstairs at regular intervels. I am making the streusal topping which I just realized has to be refrigerated for 30 min before it can go on top of the batter. 

ME: Sam start getting dressed for football.
SAM:  Huh?
ME: Start getting dressed! 
LUCY:  (from upstairs) Mooooooom! I need paper and markers!!!
ME:  Lucy, pack your toys and then come downstairs and I'll get them for you.
HENRY:  Mooooom.  I can't find my game pants.
ME:  Go look in the laundry room.  SAM?!
SAM:  What? 
ME:  START GETTING DRESSED!!
LUCY:  Moooooom!!!! I need little markers and paper!!!!
HENRY:  Mom, I found them.
ME:  Henry, those are your practice pants, not your game pants.  Those were in the bathroom, I said look in the LAUNDRY room.  Sam, are you getting dressed? Lucy, COME DOWNSTAIRS AND STOP SCREAMING AT ME!
SAM: I have my pants on.
HENRY: I found my pants.  I can't find my pads.  Well I found these pads, where do they go? I'm missing one of these pads, where does it go? Oh, and I found this pad.
ME:  That's a hip pad and you already have that in your girdle.  Those are thigh pads and you are missing a knee pad.  Get dressed.
HENRY:  But I don't know how to put the pads in!!
ME:  Ok, let me finish this f*g streusal topping and I will help you get dressed.  Look in the hall closet for the knee pad.  Sam PUT YOUR SHOES ON!
SAM: Huh?  I AM dressed.  Oh, ok, yeah.
LUCY:  Screaming something from upstairs that I am no longer listening to.
HENRY: I looked everywhere and I can't find it.
ME:  Ok, I'm finished, I'll help you.  Both of you go pick up your rooms so Sherry can clean today.
SAM & HENRY:  Whaaaaattttt???!!! 
ME:  Maybe you'll find Henry's missing knee pad.  NOW DO IT!
Meanwhile I locate Henry's missing pad and put all of the rest of his pads in his game pants. 
ME:  Sam, SHOES and SOCKS.  Henry, Here's your pants, put them on.
HENRY:  Moooommmm, this pad is in backwards.  I can't find my white jersey.
ME:  Lucy, I'll be up in a minute!!

Sam and Henry are dressed and ready to go on time! I go up and help Lucy finish packing her backpack.  Chad is out the door with all three kids to pick up our friends that he is car pooling with. Chad runs back in to get the directions (it's an hour away). Two minutes later the phone rings.

CHAD:  Lucy forgot her markers and paper. 

Some time during all that I finished the batter, put it in the pan and topped  it with streusal.  That fucking streusal was all over the place. What a mess and what a waste of time. Next time I'll spend the $8 and go to the bakery down the street.