coffee cake
noun
: a sweet rich bread often with added fruit, nuts, and spices that is sometimes glazed after baking
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No breakfast gathering is complete without a loaf of coffee cake.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
While many coffee cakes are dry as the desert, this coffee cake was moist and fresh.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
The restaurant also sells cinnamon rolls, beignets, fritters and coffee cake.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
The whiskey features aromas of coffee cake, pretzel dough, and marshmallow.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
While many coffee cakes are dry as the desert, this coffee cake was moist and fresh.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
The restaurant also sells cinnamon rolls, beignets, fritters and coffee cake.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
The whiskey features aromas of coffee cake, pretzel dough, and marshmallow.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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“Coffee cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20cake. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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