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 marble coffee cake is a delightful swirl of chocolate and vanilla cakes packed with chocolate chips. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2026 While her Gilmore Girls character likely would’ve invited a neighbor over for coffee, Graham’s favorite meal to share is banana coffee cake muffins. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for coffee cake

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coffee cake was in 1865

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“Coffee cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20cake. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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