Coffee cake (American)

Coffee cake
Coffee cake
TypeCake, sweet bread
CourseSnack, breakfast, coffee break
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Coffee cake or coffeecake is a sweet bread common in the United States, so called because it is typically served with coffee. Leavenings can include yeast, baking soda, or baking powder. The modern dish typically contains no coffee. Outside North America, the term is generally understood to mean a cake flavored with coffee.