Skip to content

Top Navigation

Cooking Light Cooking Light
  • Recipes
  • Cooking 101
  • Eating Smart
  • Healthy Living
  • News

Profile Menu

Your Account

Account

  • Email Preferences

Manage Your Subscription

  • All Access Subscribers
  • Magazine Subscribers
  • Cooking Light Diet Subscribers
Login
Logout
SUBSCRIBE
Pin FB

Explore Cooking Light

Cooking Light Cooking Light
  • Explore

    Explore

    • 31-Day Healthy Meal Plan

      Our 31-day calendar of meals and tips shows you how to cook more and love it with fun, family-friendly meals that come together quickly and deliciously. Read More
    • Dinner Tonight: Quick and Healthy Menus in 45 Minutes (or Less)

      Hundreds of delicious recipes, paired with simple sides, that can be on your table in 45 minutes or less. Read More
    • Our Favorite Healthy Air Fryer Recipes

      Who ever said that chicken wings, doughnuts, and pizza couldn't be healthy? Read More
  • Recipes

    Recipes

    See All Recipes
    • Breakfast & Brunch
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Drinks
    • Recipe Makeovers
    • Quick & Healthy
    • Diabetic
    • Gluten-Free
    • Vegetarian
    • Cooking Light Live
  • Cooking 101

    Cooking 101

    See All Cooking 101
    • Essential Ingredients
    • Cooking Techniques
    • Meet the Chef
    • Cooking Resources
    • Budget Friendly
    • Smart Choices
  • Eating Smart
  • Healthy Living

    Healthy Living

    See All Healthy Living
    • Weight-Loss
    • Health
    • Fitness
    • Home
    • Travel
    • Nutrition 101
  • News

Profile Menu

Your Account

Account

  • Email Preferences

Manage Your Subscription

  • All Access Subscribers
  • Magazine Subscribers
  • Cooking Light Diet Subscribers
Login
Logout
Sweepstakes

Follow Us

  1. Home
  2. Recipes
  3. Coffee Cake Recipes

Coffee Cake Recipes

October 08, 2012
Skip gallery slides
Pin
Credit: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner
These recipes feature crumbly toppings, moist cake, and lots of flavor—what's not to love?
Start Slideshow

1 of 10

Pin
Facebook Tweet Email Send Text Message

Healthy Coffee Cake Recipes

Credit: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner
Not just for brunch, our coffee cakes are sweet enough for dessert too. Whether you're a fan of citrus, cinnamon, nuts, or fruit—you're bound to find new favorites with these recipes.

In our first recipe, we slimmed down a classic and added whole grains to the mix to create Sour Cream Coffee Cake.

Our way trimmed 225 calories and a whopping 21 grams of fat per serving from the original. The result: a moist, satisfying breakfast cake so good you’re sure to echo the sentiments of Assistant Test Kitchen Director, Tiffany Vickers Davis, who raved: “If I could have this for breakfast every morning, my world would be a better place.”

1 of 10

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 10

Pin
Facebook Tweet Email Send Text Message

Blueberry Coffee Cake

Credit: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner
View Recipe: Blueberry Coffee Cake

This sweet creation works well for breakfast, brunch, dessert, or a snack. It's packed with juicy pockets of berries, and the turbinado sugar on top adds a crunchy texture.

2 of 10

3 of 10

Pin
Facebook Tweet Email Send Text Message

Apple-Cinnamon Coffeecake

Credit: Photo: Randy Mayor
View Recipe: Apple-Cinnamon Coffeecake

This coffee cake is best served warm. To prepare ahead, cool completely, wrap (still in the pan) in foil, and leave out at room temperature for up to one day, or freeze for up to three months. To reheat thawed cake, unwrap and bake at 250° for 15 to 20 minutes.

3 of 10

Advertisement

4 of 10

Pin
Facebook Tweet Email Send Text Message

Cranberry Upside-Down Coffee Cake

Credit: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner
View Recipe: Cranberry Upside-Down Coffee Cake

Serve this buttery cake for a make-ahead brunch dish or at the end of a casual meal.

4 of 10

5 of 10

Pin
Facebook Tweet Email Send Text Message

Blueberry-Lemon Coffee Cake

Credit: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner
View Recipe: Blueberry-Lemon Coffee Cake

With its crumbly topping and spongy texture, this is a traditional coffee cake in structure, but its fillings make it different. Tart lemon balances the pure sweetness of blueberries, while almond paste adds an intangible depth. Try a piece for breakfast, dessert, or an afternoon snack. 

5 of 10

6 of 10

Pin
Facebook Tweet Email Send Text Message

Banana Coffee Cake with Macadamia Nuts and Coconut

Credit: Photo: Randy Mayor
View Recipe: Banana Coffee Cake with Macadamia Nuts and Coconut

This recipe received rave reviews from readers and, after your first bite, you'll know why. Substitute pecans if you don't have macadamia nuts.

6 of 10

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

7 of 10

Pin
Facebook Tweet Email Send Text Message

Cherry Ripple Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Credit: Photo: Randy Mayor
View Recipe: Cherry Ripple Sour Cream Coffee Cake

A streusel topping gives this coffee cake a crunchy finish. Fresh cherries bring fruity flavor that we know you will love.

7 of 10

8 of 10

Pin
Facebook Tweet Email Send Text Message

Breakfast Coffee Cake

Credit: Photo: Randy Mayor
View Recipe: Breakfast Coffee Cake

If you're freezing the cake for later enjoyment, skip the frosting. But you won't want to skip it altogether. Prepare it after thawing—it's too good to miss.

8 of 10

9 of 10

Pin
Facebook Tweet Email Send Text Message

Walnut Coffee Cake

Credit: Photo: Randy Mayor
View Recipe: Walnut Coffee Cake

Inside this classic cake is a sweet streak of brown sugar and warm cinnamon with the nutty crunch of walnuts. Chop the walnuts to the size of small peas to ensure they are evenly distributed in the cake. Substitute pecans for walnuts, if desired.

9 of 10

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

10 of 10

Pin
Facebook Tweet Email Send Text Message

Bundt Coffee Cake

Credit: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner
View Recipe: Bundt Coffee Cake

If you like coffee cakes, you'll love this recipe. It's a moist, light cake with a surprise middle layer of nuts and cinnamon. Prepare it up to one month ahead, and freeze. Defrost at room temperature 24 hours before serving.

10 of 10

Replay gallery

Share the Gallery

Pinterest Facebook

Up Next

    Share the Gallery

    Pinterest Facebook
    Advertisement
    Skip slide summaries

    Everything in This Slideshow

    Advertisement

    View All

    1 of 10 Healthy Coffee Cake Recipes
    2 of 10 Blueberry Coffee Cake
    3 of 10 Apple-Cinnamon Coffeecake
    4 of 10 Cranberry Upside-Down Coffee Cake
    5 of 10 Blueberry-Lemon Coffee Cake
    6 of 10 Banana Coffee Cake with Macadamia Nuts and Coconut
    7 of 10 Cherry Ripple Sour Cream Coffee Cake
    8 of 10 Breakfast Coffee Cake
    9 of 10 Walnut Coffee Cake
    10 of 10 Bundt Coffee Cake

    Share & More

    Facebook Tweet Email Send Text Message
    Cooking Light

    Magazines & More

    Learn More

    • Customer Service this link opens in a new tab
    • Advertise
    • Content Licensing
    • Accolades this link opens in a new tab

    Connect

    MeredithCooking Light is part of the Allrecipes Food Group. © Copyright 2023 Meredith Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Cooking Light may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Privacy Policythis link opens in a new tab Terms of Servicethis link opens in a new tab Ad Choicesthis link opens in a new tab California Do Not Sellthis link opens a modal window Web Accessibilitythis link opens in a new tab
    © Copyright Cooking Light. All rights reserved. Printed from https://www.cookinglight.com

    View image

    Coffee Cake Recipes
    this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.