Coffee cake
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Coffee cake is a sponge cake flavoured with coffee.[1] The term can also be applied to a cake that is intended to be eaten with coffee or tea (like tea cake), offered to guests as a gesture of hospitality, or served as a brunch food.[2][3] It is leavened with either baking soda (or baking powder), which results in a more cake-like texture, or yeast, which results in a more bread-like texture.
Coffee cakes are generally round and consist of two layers separated by coffee flavoured butter icing, which also covers the top of the cake. Walnuts are a common addition to coffee cakes.[4]
Varieties
Applesauce cake
Applesauce cake is sometimes prepared and served as a coffee cake.[5][6]
Arany galuska
In Hungary, there is a type of coffee cake called aranygaluska containing walnuts and cinnamon.[7]
- Coffee cake varieties
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A whole coffee cake topped with nuts
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Apple coffee cake
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A close-up view of applesauce walnut coffee cake
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Vegan cranberry coffee cake
See also
- Amish friendship bread – has characteristics of both pound cake and coffee cake
- Gooey butter cake – generally served as a type of coffee cake and not as a formal dessert cake
- Gugelhupf – sometimes eaten with coffee, during coffee breaks
- List of brunch foods
- List of cakes
- Tiramisu – a popular coffee-flavored Italian dessert
References
- ↑ http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/8421/coffee-cake
- ↑ Brennan, G. (2015). Brunch: Recipes for Cozy Weekend Mornings. Weldon Owen. p. PT 83. ISBN 978-1-61628-987-4.
- ↑ Fields, D. (2000). Debbi Fields' Great American Desserts: 100 Mouthwatering Easytoprepare Recipes. Simon & Schuster. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-7432-0205-3.
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2014/apr/16/how-to-make-perfect-coffee-and-walnut-cake
- ↑ Clarkson, Potter; Martha Stewart's Cakes' (September 24, 2013). "Recipe: Applesauce Coffee Cake". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ↑ Brownetone, Cecily (October 10, 1969). "Cooking Is Fun". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Jewish Food - Gil Marks
Further reading
- Seibert Pappas, Lou (2012). Coffee Cakes: Simple, Sweet, and Savory. Chronicle Books. ISBN 1452112770. Retrieved January 2013.