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 old-fashioned coffee cake recipe is the perfect companion to the after-church coffee and tea.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
With water and time, note of cola, peppermint, coffee cake crumbles, cherry preserves and rich earthiness appear.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
Meyer lemons add extra sweetness, too. Dessert or coffee cake?
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 17 May 2026
Then finish with the shaggy, colossal coconut gelato sundae or a little demon of a coffee cake, fondant eyes agog.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
With water and time, note of cola, peppermint, coffee cake crumbles, cherry preserves and rich earthiness appear.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
Meyer lemons add extra sweetness, too. Dessert or coffee cake?
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 17 May 2026
Then finish with the shaggy, colossal coconut gelato sundae or a little demon of a coffee cake, fondant eyes agog.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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 6 Jun. 2026.
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