coffeecake

American  

[kaw-fee-keyk, kof-ee-] / ˈkɔ fiˌkeɪk, ˈkɒf i- /

noun

1. a cake or sweetened bread, often flavored with cinnamon and made or topped with nuts, raisins, candied fruit, etc., and glazed with melted sugar, usually served with coffee.

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Etymology

Origin of coffeecake

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; coffee + cake

Example Sentences

And for those who can’t do without them, the price of coffeecake and doughnuts is up by 10.6%.

From Washington Times • Jun. 12, 2022

She had kind words for the artichoke, spinach and cream cheese croissant and the coffeecake muffin, too.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2019

He learned how to hold a crowd at the kitchen table, telling stories over coffeecake and Sanka.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2019

A few days earlier, as guests at a fund-raising breakfast forked into slabs of coffeecake, Mr. Gingrich told a lengthy anecdote about John Quincy Adams.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2011

Shadow’s supper consisted of an all-day full breakfast—it came with hush puppies—while Mr. Ibis picked and pecked at a slice of coffeecake.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman