Overnight Coffee Cake (and a Stained Recipe Card) (2024)

FAQs

Can I leave coffee cake out overnight? ›

If you leave your coffee cake on the counter uncovered, or inadequately covered, it's a big mistake. In general, coffee cake lasts a few days to a week — though it's typically at its softest and sweetest right after it's made. Melted butter is key for moist coffee cake, but this dessert tends to get drier over time.

You can store coffee cake at room temperature for up to three or four days, but to ensure the best texture and flavor, storing it in the fridge is the way to go! Kept in the fridge, your coffee cake can last up to 2 weeks. But if it's extra tasty, it probably will get eaten first!

However, it was the Danish who popularized the idea of pairing sweet pastries with coffee, a tradition that dates back to the 17th century when coffee was first introduced to Europe. Scandinavians were particularly fond of enjoying their coffee with sweet breads brimming with nuts, fruits, and spices.

Coffee cake can is a versatile pastry that you can serve for breakfast or dessert! It's nice having an excuse to eat a cake for breakfast, so indulge in a delicious slice in the morning. Or serve it for a snack in the afternoon. It's also amazing served as an after-dinner dessert.

To keep the cake fresh it is important to cover it fully to avoid air and keep it at a good temperature. For doing this you can use plastic wrap, foil, and airtight containers. A moderately cool room temperature is perfect for cake, however for cakes with frosting we recommend using the refrigerator.

If you made a cake that won't be served for a few days, cover and refrigerate your cake. Lastly, if your cake includes a fresh fruit filling or topping, or has a frosting made with whipped cream or mascarpone, cover and refrigerate it until you are ready to serve, and refrigerate any leftovers as well.

Freezing can keep coffee cake fresh for up to three months, but it needs to be done right to preserve the flavor and moisture while also preventing freezer burn. Frozen coffee cake should be stored the same way you would at room temperature, by wrapping it tightly in plastic wrap or foil, to retain moisture.

Keep Your Cakes at Room Temperature

This is because refrigeration can cause some types of cakes to dry out or become too firm, particularly those with buttercream frosting. To keep your cake fresh, cover it with plastic wrap or a cake dome.

You may reheat the cake, if it is your personal preference. You may warm the cake in a microwave oven (please use caution), a toaster oven, or even fry our cake in a pan as you would French toast. Delicious!

But it turns out that espresso powder alone doesn't give the fullest flavor: you need a little bit of spice to bring out the coffee flavor. Add some cinnamon and a hint of cardamom and you play up the coffee flavor in a wonderful new way.

Why do Americans call it coffee cake? ›

It's called coffee cake because it goes well with coffee. This delightful cake is delicious on its own but even better when it's paired with a coffee drink like coffee, espresso, and lattes, or tea. Throughout Europe and Scandinavia, it's common to take a coffee break and socialize with friends over coffee and cake.

A dry cake is usually the result of one of the following pitfalls: using the wrong ingredients, making mistakes while measuring or mixing the batter, or baking the cake too long or at too high a temperature. Once you understand which common cake-baking blunders to avoid, you'll know how to bake a moist cake every time.

You can pair coffee cake with a medium roast coffee. This will help to bring out the natural sweetness of the cinnamon, which is the predominate flavor of coffee cake. My specific coffee pick to go along with this cinnamon dessert would be Blue Bottle's Giant Steps.

Melted butter is key for moist coffee cake, but this dessert tends to get drier over time. If you want to prevent coffee cake from getting stale for as long as possible, storing it in an airtight Tupperware is your best bet. That should keep the freshness and flavor for around two to three days at room temperature.

Room Temperature Storage: Most birthday cakes can last a few days at room temperature, roughly around 3 days before the moisture evaporates.

As most cake batters contain dairy products, they can easily go bad and lead to the growth of bacteria. So, even if you end up storing it overnight, make sure to store it in the refrigerator instead of leaving it out on your kitchen counter at room temperature.

Pound Cake: To keep: Good at room temperature for 3-4 days, refrigerate if not eating for 4-7 days, freeze if needed beyond these timeframes.

If you've crafted your cake perfectly, you might let it sit overnight. That lets the cake cool, which sets the icing and prevents the layers from sliding onto each other. You might also notice that your cake falls apart when taking it out of the pan if it's still warm.