coffee cake
noun
: a sweet rich bread often with added fruit, nuts, and spices that is sometimes glazed after baking
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Senior Lifestyle Editor Ivy Odom's Orange-Roll Coffee Cake combines coffee cake and orange rolls into one gorgeous treat.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Top the coffee cake with a lid or layer of foil and keep at room temp for up to 3 days.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
Chocolate chip, coffee cake, corn, raisin bran, blueberry, cranberry and orange muffins and croissants are also on the menu daily.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2026
Or, take my grandma’s example and serve a blueberry buckle (think blueberry coffee cake) that hits every note: perfect coffee companion with a touch of healthy polyphenol-rich berries that requires nothing from you day-of.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Top the coffee cake with a lid or layer of foil and keep at room temp for up to 3 days.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
Chocolate chip, coffee cake, corn, raisin bran, blueberry, cranberry and orange muffins and croissants are also on the menu daily.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2026
Or, take my grandma’s example and serve a blueberry buckle (think blueberry coffee cake) that hits every note: perfect coffee companion with a touch of healthy polyphenol-rich berries that requires nothing from you day-of.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Coffee cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20cake. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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