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

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

Each wedge of this pecan streusel coffee cake is moist and lightly tangy from the sour cream, which provides a tender contrast to the crisp, nut-studded streusel on top. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 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

The Edison at 322 N. Broadway will be open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. serving their regular brunch menu in addition to Easter specials, including quiche Lorraine, and a coffee cake. —Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 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