coffee cake
noun
: a sweet rich bread often with added fruit, nuts, and spices that is sometimes glazed after baking
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This classic coffee cake comes together with a little stirring, pouring, and plenty of butter.
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Our cold brew and coffee cake recipes taste just as good, and will save you so much dough.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Starting today, Poppy Bakery, the hot new spot for baked goods on Milwaukee’s east side, 2021 E. Ivanhoe Place, will be open on Thursdays, adding an extra day for folks to pick up its fabulous cinnamon rolls, brioche buns, focaccia, coffee cake, cookies and more.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
While many coffee cakes are dry as the desert, this coffee cake was moist and fresh.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Our cold brew and coffee cake recipes taste just as good, and will save you so much dough.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Starting today, Poppy Bakery, the hot new spot for baked goods on Milwaukee’s east side, 2021 E. Ivanhoe Place, will be open on Thursdays, adding an extra day for folks to pick up its fabulous cinnamon rolls, brioche buns, focaccia, coffee cake, cookies and more.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
While many coffee cakes are dry as the desert, this coffee cake was moist and fresh.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coffee cake
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“Coffee cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20cake. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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