coffee cake

noun

: a sweet rich bread often with added fruit, nuts, and spices that is sometimes glazed after baking

Examples of coffee cake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sour Cream Swirl Coffee Cake A layer of brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecans swirls through the center of this sour cream coffee cake. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 16 Sep. 2026

The coffee cake is, naturally, meant to be enjoyed with coffee—so it’s bound to be sweeter than other Costco cakes. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2026

Though making a coffee cake from scratch is a Southern art form, a trusty convenience option is great to keep in your back pocket. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026

Then, for a sweet, anything finger-friendly from BA Bake Club—say, lemon bars, coffee cake scones, or olive oil chocolate chip cookies. — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coffee cake

• overtake
• rattlesnake
• shiitake
• undertake
• wapentake
• ache
• ake
• bake
• brake
• break
• craik
• crake