Coffee Cake - Frequently Asked Questions

Coffee Cake – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Frequently asked questions – Coffee Cake. Check here for answers to our customers most frequently asked questions about coffee cakes.

What is the definition of coffee cake?
Coffeecake, according to Webster's New Word Dictionary of the Culinary Arts is "a sweet, leavened bread-like cake usually flavored with nuts, fruit or spices and topped with frosting, glaze or streusel, traditionally served for breakfast or brunch." According to Elizabeth Alston in Tea Breads and Coffeecakes coffeecakes are, "informal, homey baked goods that need no frosting or buttercream filling." Non-culinary dictionaries define coffeecakes more simply. According to The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language coffeecake is a "cake or sweetened bread, often containing nuts or raisins." Wordsmyth English Dictionary also defines coffeecake as a cake or sweet bread with nuts or raisons and adds that coffeecake is usually served with coffee. The WordNet Vocabulary Helper dismisses the nuts and raisons states simply that coffeecake is a "cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee".
We prefer the simple definition and define coffeecake as a cake or sweet bread best served with coffee or tea. See Coffee Cake - Traditional Coffee Cakes from CoffeeCakes.com for our current coffeecake collection.

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Where do you find your coffeecakes?
Our coffee cake bakers are located throughout the United States. We find them through recommendations from customers, friends and by searching for new bakers so that we always have more cakes to offer.

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I know a great coffee cake. How do I list it on CoffeeCakes.com?
We continually search for great coffeecakes from quality bakers to add to CoffeeCakes.com. If you know of such a coffeecake please contact us at 1-877-289-7883 or e-mail info@coffeecakes.com.

What is streusel?
Streusel is a combination of butter, sugar, spices – usually cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and sometimes nuts – that is used as a topping for cakes and cake-type items such as muffins and pancakes. Streusel is used in our Sour Cream Coffee Cakes, particularly CoffeeCakes.com Traditional Cinnamon-Walnut Coffee Cakes and My Grandma’s of New England Cinnamon-Walnut Coffee Cakes.
Sometimes you recommend warming a coffee cake prior to serving. What is the best way to warm them?
Warming instructions depend upon the type of coffee cake:
All Rum, Whiskey and Liquor Cakes – warm in microwave for approximately 15 seconds per serving.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake: Warm the cake in the oven for about 15 minutes or 15 seconds per slice in the microwave. For a treat, cut into slices, butter each side with soft butter and grill in a frying pan on medium heat until the butter is melted and golden brown. Popular Sour Cream Coffee Cakes are CoffeeCakes.com Traditional Coffee Cakes and My Grandma's Coffee Cakes

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-- CoffeeCakes.com customer

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