Happy Friday, Everyone!
The weather has been cold but in a more manageable way as I am sitting in my patio enjoying my late afternoon tea with a piece of coffee cake, which I baked this early morning. It has a taste of that nostalgic youth.
Friday was (and still is) my favorite day of the week, back in Junior High. Because it was coffee cake day for lunch. It was then where I had my very first coffee cake, ever. My two best friends (and still are) and I would sit in a corner of the quad (where kids would scatter around in groups of 3 – 4) outside of the cafeteria savoring our coffee cakes while chatting about our weekend plans, which we normally would go to each others house to do homework, play, and watch Sailor Moon and Pokemon.
Unlike other cake that I had, it was crumbly on the top. I would pick off and eat the top first. If you ask me what it tasted like, I could not quite pinpoint it, (partly due to my undeveloped taste bud back then) but sure enough to say it was the best coffee cake I have ever eaten, in a sense, that first love is always the sweetest.
I used to wonder why coffee cake is called “coffee cake” when it does not contain any coffee. So I learned, it’s just simply a cake intended to be eaten alongside coffee, as part of a breakfast meal, during a coffee break, or around a coffee table. But I like to enjoy mine with milk tea, like the British, in a high tea fashion style. A bit of tea, a bit of milk, and a bit of crumbly cake.
It’s crumbly. Very. Be extra caution when you eat it. It might get all over your face and clothes and floor.
When I come to think of coffee cake, it’s more than just a cake. It’s a taste of youth, best friends, and nostalgic memory.
What food reminds you of your youth?
beautiful creation! love your photos as always. If you come to Singapore and order coffee cake, you will truly get one that comes with coffee flavor 🙂
Thanks, Danny! I bet! And I could add coffee powder/flavor in this coffee cake too to make it for real “coffee cake” 🙂
looks good and tasty!
Thanks, Lucrezia! And they are 🙂
Nice Cake ..!!
Thanks, Kate!
Beautiful pictures Irene! The coffee cakes I know always taste like coffee! This is the first time I’m hearing of one that doesnt! But it looks so good, it would be great to eat even without the coffee taste!
If you have it with coffee, then it sure does…hehe. But next time I could try with adding espresso or cappuccino flavor to it. I think it will smell even better.
Love the pictures, though they made me sad I didn’t have any cake to eat with my cup of coffee this morning. I also love those spoons — so pretty!
Awww…I am sorry. Wish I could give you a piece to pair with your morning coffee 😦 But when you have time, you could make some. It will last you for more than a week 🙂
Ahhh, this looks so good. I’m a HUGE fan of coffee cakes!
Me too! Especially the crumble part! That’s my favorite.
I like crumbly cake as this ruins my diet since I would enjoy every morsel. Yummy!
Once a while, you could have a little piece for a reward. It ain’t too bad for the diet 🙂
Whewwww: sweets are a must to my lifestyle…your version of coffee cake looks just fine!
Thanks! A dessert a day, stress stays away. Sweets make people happy and what could be better than being happy everyday. Stay happy!
Veryyyy sweet comment…waiting for more of your specialties…unsweetened could be nice too…
I feel so bad I haven’t been on your blog for several days… I love it so much!
Don’t be, you silly! We are all busy cooking and eating. But glad you are back 🙂