Thursday, April 15, 2010

Where did the name and meaning for coffee cake come about?

since there is no coffee in it....

Where did the name and meaning for coffee cake come about?
They are called coffee cakes, because they pair well with Coffee





Here's more about coffee cakes...





"Food historians generally agree the concept of coffee cake [eating sweet cakes with coffee] most likely originated in Northern/Central Europe sometime in the 17th century. Why this place and time? These countries were already known for their traditional for sweet yeast breads. When coffee was introduced to Europe these cakes were a natural accompaniment. German, Dutch, and Scandinavian immigrants brought their coffee cake recipes with them to America.





The first coffee cake-type foods were more like bread than cake. They were simple concoctions of yeast, flour, eggs, sugar, nuts, dried fruit and sweet spices. Over time, coffee cake recipes changed. Sugared fruit, cheese, yogurt and other creamy fillings are often used in today's American coffee cake recipes."
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Reply:It's a cake served with coffee or eaten at breakfast. It's not named for an ingredient...it's named coffee cake because people usually drink coffee when they're eating it.





Many foods are named for things other than their ingredients. Hamburgers weren't named that because they contain ham, which they don't. They named for the city where they originated. Hamburg Germany. And, candy canes don't contain canes. They're named "cane" for their shape.
Reply:it's quick and easy to make you do not have to frost it it is better warm and goes good with coffee
Reply:It's cake that goes well with coffee, therefore it is called coffee cake.


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