Add the all-purpose flour, light brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, and butter into a bowl. Stir together to combine all the dry ingredients.
1/2 Cup All-Purpose Flour, 1/3 Cup Light Brown Sugar, 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt, 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cardamom, 1/3 Cup Butter
For the Muffins
In a standing mixer, beat the oil and sugar until combined.
2 Cups Sugar, 1 Cup Vegetable Oil
Crack in your eggs and add the vanilla and then give the mixer a final turn before dumping in all dry ingredients.
2 Large Eggs, 1 ½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract, 4 Cups Flour, 4 teaspoons Baking Powder, 1 teaspoon Salt
Mix until almost incorporated and then add in the buttermilk and stir until barely combined.
1 Cup Buttermilk
Fill every other muffin cup with papers. Heat oven to 350 and let the muffin batter rest on the counter for 15 min.
Spoon 1 tablespoon into the cups, pressing out flat and spread 1 teaspoon of cranberry sauce over. Add more batter then another 1 teaspoon of sauce, spread.
1 ¼ Cup Cranberry Sauce
Now sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of crumb mixture. Bake for 12-15 minutes.