Thread: (My) Cakes
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Old 03-21-2012, 07:41 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by limey View Post
So what is a coffee cake in America?
Cinnamon swirly cake, usually with a crumb topping. At least in my neck of the woods. Different, of course from a coffee roll, which is more like a German schnecken, only covered in glaze, second cousin to a donut, only baked, not deep fried. Although I guess you could deep fry one ... and then there's cinnamon rolls, which are again different. Rolled up dough with sugar and cinnamon coated on them and dusted over them so that it all becomes a lovely, gooey, runny mess.

Brit coffee cake would probably be called a mocha cake or something like that. Oh crap. Now I want one.

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