Definition of coffee cake
: a sweet rich bread often with added fruit, nuts, and spices that is sometimes glazed after baking
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Alongside their muffin toppers, the brand plans to launch coffee cakes, cookies, and apple pies with lattice crusts that are baked in house.
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In some McDonald's test markets, including Baltimore, the fast-food chain is offering products like coffee cake and 160-calorie blueberry muffin tops.
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Caramel mousse for coffee cake is next on her list.
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The menu will include crabmeat maison, oysters en brochette, trout amandine and coffee cake bread pudding.
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On the sweet side, don’t pass up the walnut coffee cake, which is served warm, the better to soak up the bourbon-caramel glaze.
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Her favorite cake is her grandmother’s coffee cake.
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Try marbling a coffee cake, tahini brownies, or different colors of meringue.
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At Christmas time, Harry brought us a Christmas tree coffee cake.
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First Known Use of coffee cake
1865
COFFEE CAKE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of coffee cake for English Language Learners
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: a sweet, rich bread usually made with fruit, nuts, and spices and often eaten with coffee
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