coffee cake
noun
: a sweet rich bread often with added fruit, nuts, and spices that is sometimes glazed after baking
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Publix coffee cake was recalled earlier this week for a similar packaging mistake and food allergy risk.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
Their flavor would shine in a simple blueberry pie, but a 5-pound box will leave the lucky recipient with plenty more berries to turn into muffins, scones, jam, coffee cake, and whatever else their heart desires.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025
From local bakeries, Branch and Bean has croissants, monkey bread, muffins, coffee cake and scones from Black Rooster Bakery off Camp Bowie Blvd.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Homemade caramel sauce is the finishing touch that takes this apple coffee cake from good to great.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
Their flavor would shine in a simple blueberry pie, but a 5-pound box will leave the lucky recipient with plenty more berries to turn into muffins, scones, jam, coffee cake, and whatever else their heart desires.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025
From local bakeries, Branch and Bean has croissants, monkey bread, muffins, coffee cake and scones from Black Rooster Bakery off Camp Bowie Blvd.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Homemade caramel sauce is the finishing touch that takes this apple coffee cake from good to great.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Coffee cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20cake. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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