Considering the rating and reviews I had very high expectations for these muffins. I have been baking for 30 years with excellent results and this is the first time muffins were so crumbly they couldn't be removed from the pan. The only substitutions I made was using canola oil instead of vegetable oil (which I have done before) and used a 50/50 butter blend for the topping. I made 7 oversized muffins which took 30 minutes to bake. They turned out flat and fell apart when trying to remove from the pan. I rated this recipe a 1 because I'll take partial blame for substituting the butter blend for the topping which turned our more like a paste than a crumb topping possibly due to the water content.

Reviewed On: Jul. 13, 2008

I am a very experienced cook and have been using allrecipes.com for years with success. This is the first recipe that is totally unacceptable. I followed the recipe exactly except for substituting orange juice for grapefruit. The consistency was similar to cottage cheese and it was not spreadable. The whole mess had to be tossed in the trash. Please do not waste your time or ingredients on this frosting recipe.

Reviewed On: Mar. 24, 2008