Creating Gooey Cinnamon Cream Cheese Muffins can be enjoyable when you follow these simple steps:

1. Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners or grease it lightly.
2. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon.
3. Whisk Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together the milk, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract until well combined.
4. Combine Ingredients: Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring gently until just combined. Do not overmix.
5. Prepare Cream Cheese Filling: In a separate bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
6. Fill Muffin Tin: Spoon a small amount of muffin batter into the bottom of each muffin cup. Follow it with a tablespoon of the cream cheese filling. Top with more muffin batter until the cups are about ¾ full.
7. Sprinkle Topping: In a small bowl, mix brown sugar with a pinch of ground cinnamon. Sprinkle the mixture generously over each muffin top.
8. Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean.
9. Cool: Remove the muffins from the oven and allow them to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

By following these steps, you’ll create deliciously moist muffins that are overflowing with gooey cream cheese goodness.