coffee cake
noun
: a sweet rich bread often with added fruit, nuts, and spices that is sometimes glazed after baking
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From local bakeries, Branch and Bean has croissants, monkey bread, muffins, coffee cake and scones from Black Rooster Bakery off Camp Bowie Blvd.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Homemade caramel sauce is the finishing touch that takes this apple coffee cake from good to great.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
The meals with sides often felt random: zucchini with mac and cheese and nuggets; a cornbread on the side of chili that tasted exactly like a cinnamon coffee cake (the flavors didn't go well together on that one).
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 23 Sep. 2025
That includes pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies, sprinkle sugar cookies, Rice Krispie treats, coffee cake and chocolate chip muffins.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Homemade caramel sauce is the finishing touch that takes this apple coffee cake from good to great.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
The meals with sides often felt random: zucchini with mac and cheese and nuggets; a cornbread on the side of chili that tasted exactly like a cinnamon coffee cake (the flavors didn't go well together on that one).
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 23 Sep. 2025
That includes pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies, sprinkle sugar cookies, Rice Krispie treats, coffee cake and chocolate chip muffins.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Coffee cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20cake. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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