Here's a dumb question, why call it coffee cake when their is no coffee in it?

[moonglow]

I am trying to figure out if any caffeine is in coffee cake or not...from what I found on the net it doesn't appear to be...so why call it coffee cake? :confused

The reason I am trying to find out is last night Nate just could not get to sleep. I finally asked him if he ate or drank anything when he was at a friend's house and he said yea this one boy had given him some coffee cake he made himself but said their was no caffeine in it. Well something sure was keeping him from getting to sleep! He didn't get to sleep until about 10;30 I think...his bedtime is 9 on school nights...though by the time he brushes his teeth and talks for awhile its closer to 9:30. So anyway I am just trying to figure out if this coffee cake kept him awake or not...does anyone know?

Thanks.

God bless

[Rocking horse]

For a start, there's no such thing as a dumb question. ;)

My...guess....to the answer is that maybe it's the 'colour' of coffee rather than actual coffee content...but that's just my guess.

Rocky

[always]

You eat it with coffee:P

[nebula_omega]

I think it's called coffee cake because it's usually eaten with coffee.

No caffeine, but plenty of sugar. That may be his problem, depending on what time he ate it. If I have a lot of sugar too late, I have problems sleeping too.

[Nyoka]

I don't know about where you live moonglow but in New Zealand coffee cake does have coffee in it. I have made it plenty of times when I bake. It has 1 tablespoon of coffee in the recipe then you have another teaspoon or two of coffee in the icing - depending on how strong a coffee taste you want in the icing.

If Nate had some coffee cake at a friends house it is probably what kept him awake.

[beckisted2004]

When in doubt, check Wikipedia!

The term coffee cake can refer to either of the following:

* A cake, often sponge cake, which is made with coffee or has a coffee flavour.
* A cake served with coffee or eaten at breakfast. Under this definition, a coffee cake does not necessarily contain coffee. Coffee cakes are typically flavored with cinnamon, nuts, and fruits. Blueberries are also a common fruit to add as an ingredient to this dessert, and one might hear the phrase "blueberry coffee cake". These cakes sometimes have a crumbly or crumb topping called Streusel.


So, apparently they're both out there, but in my experience, I've never eaten or heard of a recipe with coffee. I'm going with Nebula on this one. I'd blame the sugar. ;)

[Saved7]

I agree!!! That's always been the burning question in my mind since the very first time I heard of and tried "coffee" cake. I sure was looking forward to that coffee flavor and it wasn't there, so I asked my mom the very same question. Of course I was just a kid, but the question is still there. I mean, who says you HAVE to have it with coffee, it isn't even cake really....more like a....a....pastry.:hmm:

[moonglow]

You ladies are funny sometimes...:lol:;) I enjoyed just reading the comments on here..lol. Well I read probably a dozen receipts and found not one with coffee in it! That is why I asked! Plus this boy said he made it himself. Surprising some of the boys around here actually know how to make some things...:lol: (they must have good moms!).. :pp

I didn't think of the sugar...:rolleyes: I bet that was it since this boy promised Nate there was no coffee in it. That happened one other time...Nate has some sugar before bedtime and had problems sleeping but I can't remember what it was.

This is kind of a long story but I will shorten it...when Nate was little he was dx with food allergies and even juice had dyes in it he couldn't tolerant and he choked on water! ugh. He couldn't even drink milk...allergies. Anyway the only thing I found he could handle ok was koliade lemonade...and that is what he drinks the most of even now he isn't as bothered by these food allergies. Well the problem with this of course is the sugar in it (though milk and even soy milk which is what I use has sugar in it). Nate doesn't sit around drinking even soy milk though...anyway...quite some time ago I started getting a substitute sugar for it to cut down on his sugar intake since still trying to get him to drink plain water is difficult. Since then I notice if he has anything with sugar in it he can have problems sleeping...

I also notice he isn't nearly as hyper and he used to be with so much less sugar...! :hmm:

His preschool teacher once gave me a paper on research done by the sugar company saying studies show sugar does not make children hyper..that its just the parents imagination...yea right.

I had just totally forgotten about the other time he couldn't sleep until later after having a sugary snack...he must of forgotten too! Guess this will help us both remember! Thanks all!

(stupid name for a cake with no coffee in it if you ask me...lol).

God bless

[karenoka27]

http://hostedmedia.reimanpub.com/TOH/Images/Photos/37/exps29116_SD1194411D54.jpggo figure...I'll have a piece of that anyway..coffee just cream no sugar.

[stillforgiven]

For a start, there's no such thing as a dumb question. ;)

:hmm: Weeellll, perhaps this one time.

j/k Moonglow. :D

[moonglow]

http://hostedmedia.reimanpub.com/TOH/Images/Photos/37/exps29116_SD1194411D54.jpggo figure...I'll have a piece of that anyway..coffee just cream no sugar.

Hey that looks good...:)

stillforgiven
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocking horse
For a start, there's no such thing as a dumb question.
Weeellll, perhaps this one time.

j/k Moonglow

:P:P

ok Miss Smarty pants...here we go

Why do they call it a parkway when no cars can park on it?

Why do they call it the driveway when cars have to park on that and can't drive on it?

Oh wait...why do all this work when I made a video of these kind of questions! :lol:

you asked for it!

The questions never stop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da6L85qo2ks)

:rofl::rofl::P

[nebula_omega]

My favorite: Why do they have interstate highways in Hawaii?

:help:

[CoffeeCat]

Did someone say COFFEE?

*dives into thread, kitty-tail waggling happily as she pounces on the coffee cake* :lol:

I know there are recipes WITHOUT coffeee.... but I make mine WITH coffee..... gee.... whoda thunk it? ;)

[stillforgiven]

My favorite: Why do they have interstate highways in Hawaii?

:help:


OMW!!! You had me totally :rofl:.

[stillforgiven]

:P:P

ok Miss Smarty pants...here we go

Takes one to know one. :lol:

Why do they call it a parkway when no cars can park on it?

Why do they call it the driveway when cars have to park on that and can't drive on it?

Oh wait...why do all this work when I made a video of these kind of questions! :lol:

you asked for it!

The questions never stop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da6L85qo2ks)
:rofl::rofl::P

What would we go back to if we didn't have drawing boards?

I've had more of these that are great, but the last wreck knocked them out of my head. I'll look to see if I have them on one of my computers, cause I know they are funny.

I'm going to watch your video now, and I'll probably see many of them there.

[stillforgiven]

Oh wait...why do all this work when I made a video of these kind of questions! :lol:

you asked for it!

The questions never stop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da6L85qo2ks)

:rofl::rofl::P

Just watched it, and LOL!!!! That was funny. I think you and your sister are more alike than you want to admit. :lol:

[Soulangel]

This must be a Northern Hemisphere/Southern Hemisphere difference, because in Australia if it says Coffee Cake you can guarantee the recipe will have coffee in it i.e. - Ingredients
1 x 400g packet Traditional English Tea Cake mix
3/4 cup ground hazelnuts
3 eggs
80g softened butter, chopped
1/3 cup (80ml) milk
1/4 cup (60ml) strong black coffee
300ml thickened cream

So, for someone like me who does not drink coffee and hates the flavour of coffee, I do not ever touch any slice, cake or whatever that has the word coffee attached to it in our country because of this. So, really this is a handy thing for us all to remember in our worldly travels.......:lol:

[CoffeeCat]

Soulangel, I am drooling over that recipe. ;) I'll eat yours since you don't want it.

[moonglow]

Just watched it, and LOL!!!! That was funny. I think you and your sister are more alike than you want to admit. :lol:

Yea she is a bad influence on me! ;):lol:

Soulangel This must be a Northern Hemisphere/Southern Hemisphere difference, because in Australia if it says Coffee Cake you can guarantee the recipe will have coffee in it i.e. - Ingredients
1 x 400g packet Traditional English Tea Cake mix
3/4 cup ground hazelnuts
3 eggs
80g softened butter, chopped
1/3 cup (80ml) milk
1/4 cup (60ml) strong black coffee
300ml thickened cream

So, for someone like me who does not drink coffee and hates the flavour of coffee, I do not ever touch any slice, cake or whatever that has the word coffee attached to it in our country because of this. So, really this is a handy thing for us all to remember in our worldly travels.......

Well I guess for you the good news is if you come here and someone offers you coffee cake it probably won't have coffee in it! :lol:

CoffeeCat Soulangel, I am drooling over that recipe. I'll eat yours since you don't want it.

you coffee addict you! (I say while drinking some coffee...:lol:)

[CoffeeCat]

:lol:

Asking me if I'm a coffee addict is like asking if the rain's wet or if the Pope's a Catholic.

[stillforgiven]

So, for someone like me who does not drink coffee and hates the flavour of coffee....

:eek: what? You don't like coffee???? I'm feeling faint. :P

:lol:

Asking me if I'm a coffee addict is like asking if the rain's wet or if the Pope's a Catholic.


:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Not that we couldn't tell by your screen name or anything. :lol:

[moonglow]

I thought the username CoffeeCat just meant her cat was the color of coffee...










;)






:lol:

Ok well it sounded good! ha

[stillforgiven]

I thought the username CoffeeCat just meant her cat was the color of coffee...










;)






:lol:

Ok well it sounded good! ha

I coulda had so much fun with that one, but hey, you could be right.

I posted something for you in the lighter side forum. :D

[SavedByGrace]

This is very interesting, because my South African chef at work just made a coffee cake yesterday, and an Australian customer was in and asked what was in it, and she'd made it with coffee, which she was glad to hear. I'd never heard of a coffee cake actually having coffee in it before, which always confused me because of the name.

[stillforgiven]

This is very interesting, because my South African chef at work just made a coffee cake yesterday, and an Australian customer was in and asked what was in it, and she'd made it with coffee, which she was glad to hear. I'd never heard of a coffee cake actually having coffee in it before, which always confused me because of the name.

And so my question to all this is, when did we here in the North American drop the coffee? Or is it just us? Is anyone from the UK on here to tell us how it is over there? (And if you've already posted, please forgive my laziness. :))

[CoffeeCat]

......hey, my cat IS the colour of coffee! :lol:

[stillforgiven]

......hey, my cat IS the colour of coffee! :lol:

FUNNY!!! Is that why you got it? Will you post a pic?

[Soulangel]

Crikey I leave the board to do some housework and bookwork and get left behind in the conversation, well we all know what's more important, obviously the coffee in some households!!!!!:lol: Yep, you're all welcome to have my share of the coffee cake, and if you like I'll post you some complete recipes for the coffee cakes if you want to make them - are you drooling now? Thought so.......:lol:

Two reasons I never got into the coffee is one, I started drinking tea as a young kid because of course all of us basically have english background, and two when I became a teenager and saw everyone get addicted to caffeine, drinking copious quantities of it to stay awake to study for exams AND in order to get to like the stuff they had to begin by puttting in say six teaspoons of sugar!! I figured it wasn't worth it!!! Sometimes when my husband is making his coffee with his real coffee machine and the aroma is just divine I wish I had gotten to like coffee, but nah, I can live without the addiction, besides, now you all want my share I couldn't deprive you could I???????:spin::spin::spin::lol::lol:

[CoffeeCat]

FUNNY!!! Is that why you got it? Will you post a pic?

:) I got my baby (yes, my cat's my baby!) in around 2001 or so.... but up until now, I've made no strong correlation between her and the colour of coffee. She's just a sweet brown tabby. I love her WAY more than coffee.... but I happen to think that coffee and cats are two great pleasures in life; hence the username. ;)

Here she is.... she kinda blends into the couch! :lol: :

http://i35.tinypic.com/sya4o2.jpg

[Saved7]

My favorite: Why do they have interstate highways in Hawaii?

:help:



:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Saved7]

This must be a Northern Hemisphere/Southern Hemisphere difference, because in Australia if it says Coffee Cake you can guarantee the recipe will have coffee in it i.e. - Ingredients
1 x 400g packet Traditional English Tea Cake mix
3/4 cup ground hazelnuts
3 eggs
80g softened butter, chopped
1/3 cup (80ml) milk
1/4 cup (60ml) strong black coffee
300ml thickened cream

So, for someone like me who does not drink coffee and hates the flavour of coffee, I do not ever touch any slice, cake or whatever that has the word coffee attached to it in our country because of this. So, really this is a handy thing for us all to remember in our worldly travels.......:lol:


Us folks in the west don't believe in coffee in our coffee cake apparently;)
However, I do have one question...why would you put TEA CAKE MIX in COFFEE cake?:confused:lol:

[moonglow]

Us folks in the west don't believe in coffee in our coffee cake apparently;)
However, I do have one question...why would you put TEA CAKE MIX in COFFEE cake?:confused:lol:

Yea I wondered the same thing...

They should call it 'tea cake' instead...:lol: You have it with tea at tea time (well we don't have tea time in the US...:rolleyes:) sigh...

[moonglow]

Crikey I leave the board to do some housework and bookwork and get left behind in the conversation, well we all know what's more important, obviously the coffee in some households!!!!!:lol: Yep, you're all welcome to have my share of the coffee cake, and if you like I'll post you some complete recipes for the coffee cakes if you want to make them - are you drooling now? Thought so.......:lol:

Two reasons I never got into the coffee is one, I started drinking tea as a young kid because of course all of us basically have english background, and two when I became a teenager and saw everyone get addicted to caffeine, drinking copious quantities of it to stay awake to study for exams AND in order to get to like the stuff they had to begin by puttting in say six teaspoons of sugar!! I figured it wasn't worth it!!! Sometimes when my husband is making his coffee with his real coffee machine and the aroma is just divine I wish I had gotten to like coffee, but nah, I can live without the addiction, besides, now you all want my share I couldn't deprive you could I???????:spin::spin::spin::lol::lol:

Yea..quit leaving the board and leaving us hanging like that! :lol:

I am not addicted to coffee (I say while brewing more coffee)...:lol:

I am also not addicted to Dr. Pepper! :rolleyes: Which has gotten so expensive I had to buy the off brand of Dr. Thunder...ugh! It just doesn't have the same tang to it though...:cry: So I guess I'll drink more coffee...:lol:



CoffeeCat:I got my baby (yes, my cat's my baby!) in around 2001 or so.... but up until now, I've made no strong correlation between her and the colour of coffee. She's just a sweet brown tabby. I love her WAY more than coffee.... but I happen to think that coffee and cats are two great pleasures in life; hence the username.

Here she is.... she kinda blends into the couch!

Cute kitty! Looks a little like my mom's cat...though her cat is MEAN! very mean. Probably needs coffee...:rofl:

[Soulangel]

:lol:Sorry I left darl :lol: Hey! I haven't even heard of Dr Thunder down here!!! Dr Pepper yep, no worries, haven't had it tho', must remember to pass that one by hubby and see if he's heard of it......:hmm:

[moonglow]

:lol:Sorry I left darl :lol: Hey! I haven't even heard of Dr Thunder down here!!! Dr Pepper yep, no worries, haven't had it tho', must remember to pass that one by hubby and see if he's heard of it......:hmm:

Its a cheap imitation of Dr. Pepper (like how dare they! :lol:) but like I said...pop is getting too expensive! Glad I don't drink alot of it....:cool:

[beckisted2004]

Its a cheap imitation of Dr. Pepper (like how dare they! :lol:) but like I said...pop is getting too expensive! Glad I don't drink alot of it....:cool:

:lol: We get Dr. Thunder for Daniel, too!

Oh man, CoffeeCat...your cat is adorable.

So, I just googled "tea cake." Guess what I found...
It seems that every country has a different food that has been labeled "tea cake." Apparently, in North America, tea cake is basically a sugar cookie! What a wacky country we live in! Our coffee cake has no coffee in it and our tea cakes are really cookies! :lol:

[CoffeeCat]

Heehee, thanks for the kitty comments, everyone. *grin*

And our culture here in North America IS weird....

- our coffeecake sometimes has coffee in it and sometimes doesn't (I do put coffee in)
- in Ontario we call them "sugar cookies", NOT teacakes... I've never actually used the word "teacake"..
- people in workplaces rarely get coffee on a coffee break because they're ALREADY sipping it through the day ;)
- I've always wondered the difference between a caffeine jolt and a caffeine buzz. Either way, suffice it to say, your eyes get wider :lol:

[stillforgiven]

...saw everyone get addicted to caffeine...

You say that like it's a bad thing. :P

[stillforgiven]

:) I got my baby (yes, my cat's my baby!) in around 2001 or so.... but up until now, I've made no strong correlation between her and the colour of coffee. She's just a sweet brown tabby. I love her WAY more than coffee.... but I happen to think that coffee and cats are two great pleasures in life; hence the username. ;)

Here she is.... she kinda blends into the couch! :lol: :

http://i35.tinypic.com/sya4o2.jpg

LOL! She's got "The Look" that only cats can get.

[stillforgiven]

However, I do have one question...why would you put TEA CAKE MIX in COFFEE cake?:confused:lol:

Yea I wondered the same thing...



*raises hand* me too

[stillforgiven]

- people in workplaces rarely get coffee on a coffee break because they're ALREADY sipping it through the day ;)

guilty :P:D......

[moonglow]

Heehee, thanks for the kitty comments, everyone. *grin*

And our culture here in North America IS weird....

- our coffeecake sometimes has coffee in it and sometimes doesn't (I do put coffee in)
- in Ontario we call them "sugar cookies", NOT teacakes... I've never actually used the word "teacake"..
- people in workplaces rarely get coffee on a coffee break because they're ALREADY sipping it through the day ;)
- I've always wondered the difference between a caffeine jolt and a caffeine buzz. Either way, suffice it to say, your eyes get wider :lol:

Yea we are weird...and the things we say don't mean what others think they mean! :rolleyes: One time I bought an American slang dictionary...back when I was writing alot...just to double check the spelling on the slang words I used that were common words here but not listed in a regular dictionary! These slang dictionaries put out a new one every six months I think it is and still couldn't keep up! The other day I had to look up a word for my son that he is hearing alot ...I won't list the word because the real meaning is...well...its not a bad thing but not appropriate for a public message board....but anyway the NEW meaning of the word is something completely different now...means a stupid, airhead, jerk, type of thing...:rolleyes:

So glad I have the internet now to keep up with these lovely word changing! :lol: I could never buy enough books to keep up...by the time they are in print they are outdated..:rolleyes:

Oh can I have a sugar cookie/tea/coffee cake now please???

:lol:

[Soulangel]

You say that like it's a bad thing. :P

:lol:Okay, We're finally awake in the Southern hemisphere so I can reply! Yes, how dare I suggest it's a bad thing to be addicted to coffee!!!:( Shame on me;) Please will you all accept my sincere apologies and let me back on the board provided I can find how to share a picture of my two gorgeous pussy cats, at least then I'll have something in common still:lol::lol:

Okay, first of all I have to add it into my album so I'm going to have to go away again and do some work:bounce:

BTW teacake here is actually a cake, it's like a really soft, light, melt in your mouth sponge cake with sugar and cinnamon combined sprinkled on top!!! YUMMO!!!!! :monkeyd:

[moonglow]

:lol:Okay, We're finally awake in the Southern hemisphere so I can reply! Yes, how dare I suggest it's a bad thing to be addicted to coffee!!!:( Shame on me;) Please will you all accept my sincere apologies and let me back on the board provided I can find how to share a picture of my two gorgeous pussy cats, at least then I'll have something in common still:lol::lol:

Okay, first of all I have to add it into my album so I'm going to have to go away again and do some work:bounce:

BTW teacake here is actually a cake, it's like a really soft, light, melt in your mouth sponge cake with sugar and cinnamon combined sprinkled on top!!! YUMMO!!!!! :monkeyd:



Hey no sleeping just because you are on the other side of the world! :lol:

Its almost my bedtime here...:rolleyes: I suppose the sun is up over there too...umph.

Yes, how dare I suggest it's a bad thing to be addicted to coffee!!!:( Shame on me;) Please will you all accept my sincere apologies

Yea how dare you! :lol: :hug: We will consider letting you back on if you share receipts with us...:lol:

For photo's...I use photobucket (http://photobucket.com/) which is free and you can download your pictures to it then use their links to post pictures of your cats. I'll post one of mine tomorrow...too tired to mess with it tonight...:cool:

God bless!

[Soulangel]

G'day Gals!!! Just when you thought I'd dozed off due to the lack of my proper caffeine input, I've finally got my act together and organised a photo of my pussy cat. Well I found one of them, and I'll still have to find the one of the female. This is of Harry, the male and my two gorgeous kids, Chloe and Nicholas.
http://bibleforums.org/forum/album.php?albumid=256&pictureid=2075

Recipes to follow........

Blessings and dreams ~ Soulangel

[moonglow]

G'day Gals!!! Just when you thought I'd dozed off due to the lack of my proper caffeine input, I've finally got my act together and organised a photo of my pussy cat. Well I found one of them, and I'll still have to find the one of the female. This is of Harry, the male and my two gorgeous kids, Chloe and Nicholas.
http://bibleforums.org/forum/album.php?albumid=256&pictureid=2075

Recipes to follow........

Blessings and dreams ~ Soulangel

We know it was from a lack of caffeine! :lol:

Hey it is Monday morning there? Its still Sunday here...:rolleyes: No fair you getting a jump on things sooner over there...lol.

That is a cute kitty! How old is this one? Doesn't look full grown yet. And CUTE kids! :)

God bless

[CoffeeCat]

Cute cat! Adorable kids!

.....and I opened my eyes wide when you said "Recipes to follow".... I thought "who's going in the recipes, the kitten and the kids??" :lol:

[moonglow]

Cute cat! Adorable kids!

.....and I opened my eyes wide when you said "Recipes to follow".... I thought "who's going in the recipes, the kitten and the kids??" :lol:

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[stillforgiven]

G'day Gals!!! Just when you thought I'd dozed off due to the lack of my proper caffeine input, I've finally got my act together and organised a photo of my pussy cat. Well I found one of them, and I'll still have to find the one of the female. This is of Harry, the male and my two gorgeous kids, Chloe and Nicholas.
http://bibleforums.org/forum/album.php?albumid=256&pictureid=2075

Recipes to follow........

Blessings and dreams ~ Soulangel

Lack of caffeine? That's so sad. :( :P

Love the pic if your kids and cat. My sister has a kitten that looks like that.