How to Use coffee cake in a Sentence

coffee cake

noun
  • There are so many things to love about this coffee cake muffin.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Our cold brew and coffee cake recipes taste just as good, and will save you so much dough.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 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 cake part of the coffee cake recipe is identical; as is the glaze.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Think of it as a fresh, bright, summery take on a classic coffee cake.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026
  • Using a spoon, drizzle this over the coffee cake.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • It's called coffee cake, so it's supposed to be had early in the day, right?
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2024
  • It's called coffee cake, so it's supposed to be had early in the day, right?
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The result is a simple treat that's equal parts coffee cake and snacking cake.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2026
  • This poke cake is reminiscent of a fluffy coffee cake.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026
  • Bring the coffee into the coffee cake, not beside it.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Whether for book club, the new neighbors, or a weekend brunch, this will be your new go-to coffee cake recipe.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Sometimes visitors bring food, like coffee cake, bagels with lox, or lentil soup to freeze.
    — Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Whether for book club, the new neighbors, or a weekend brunch, this will be your new go-to coffee cake recipe.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
  • Dotted with bright red raspberries, this coffee cake screams spring.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The vintage dessert is kind of like if a coffee cake and a blueberry crisp had a baby.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026
  • Allow the coffee cake to cool for half an hour, then turn it out onto a serving platter.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
  • These bakery-style muffins take the recipe coffee cake name a bit more literally.
    — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
  • And don’t forget the coffee cake or Jewish apple cake for dessert.
    — Sofia Barrett, CNN, 24 Sep. 2023
  • This coffee cake will be the best way to finish off Easter brunch with a warm cup of coffee.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Homemade caramel sauce is the finishing touch that takes this apple coffee cake from good to great.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Following the same logic, blondies give you wiggle room, as do denser fruit cakes, pound cakes and even coffee cakes.
    — Becky Krystal, Twin Cities, 7 July 2019
  • On the sweet side, don’t pass up the walnut coffee cake, which is served warm, the better to soak up the bourbon-caramel glaze.
    — Michael Russell | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 8 May 2018
  • This coffee cake recipe combines the two in perfect harmony!
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Each bite has a ribbon of jammy strawberry swirled with cream cheese and a coffee cake streusel topping.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Think coffee cakes and muffins in the morning, and desserts that make a nice alternative to pumpkin pie.
    — oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2019
  • Our cinnamon coffee cake recipe is a favorite among our Test Kitchen.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2023
  • So Yasuda gets his favorite lemon berry coffee cake as one last treat before he’s sent back to prison.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 3 May 2024
  • Petite fours and Champagne follow, and then there’s quiche and coffee cake for the next morning.
    — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 22 Dec. 2020

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