754 yeast cake recipes

Braided cinnamon coffee cake made from hot roll mix, filled with cinnamon sugar and butter, then topped with a vanilla glaze. A showstopper brunch bread with a shortcut dough.

Overnight yeasted buttermilk pancakes with blueberries. Mix the batter before bed, stir in berries in the morning, and cook the fluffiest pancakes you've ever had.

Scandinavian braided cardamom coffee cake with a buttery egg yolk-enriched dough and a sparkling sugar crust. Makes two beautiful braided loaves from one batch.

Old-fashioned yeast-risen coffee cake topped with cinnamon-sugar cream that bakes into a custardy crust. The yeast version is fluffier than batter coffee cakes, with a tender, brioche-like crumb.

King cake for Mardi Gras, a sour cream yeast dough rolled with cinnamon-sugar butter, shaped into an oval ring, and decorated with purple, green, and gold sugars. New Orleans tradition at home.

Apple crumb coffee cake: a yeasted brunch cake with a tender bread-like base, layered with sliced apples and a cinnamon-sugar butter crumb. German-style streuselkuchen at home.

A yeast based risen bread-like cake that's filled with a spiced apple mixture with an attractive lattice style presentation.

Streuselkuchen: the classic German yeast-risen crumb cake topped with a buttery brown-sugar cinnamon streusel that bakes into a thick, craggy crust. The German bakery favorite for kaffee und kuchen.

Simple banana shortcake made with toasted buckwheat banana bread topped with whipped mashed banana and a squeeze of lemon. A quick, wholesome breakfast for one.

Golden bubble ring (monkey bread) made from homemade yeast dough balls rolled in butter, cinnamon sugar, and optional nuts, baked in a tube pan until golden and pull-apart tender.

Heritage-style yeast-risen buckwheat cakes made with an overnight batter and a touch of baking soda. A pioneer-era breakfast griddle cake with deep, earthy flavor.

Kleina Kaffee Kuchen, German yeast-risen coffee cakes baked in muffin tins. A buttery, egg-rich dough with cream that rises into tender individual breakfast cakes.

Yeasted honey twist coffee cake coiled into a spiral, brushed with a honey-butter topping, and drizzled with vanilla icing. A rich, soft dough with lemon and nutmeg.

A layered yeasted coffee cake with potato dough, cinnamon-sugar filling, and chopped almonds. Circles of soft dough are stacked and twisted into a show-stopping breakfast centerpiece glazed with powdered sugar icing.

Overnight apple-orange coffee cake: a yeast-raised cake topped with juicy apples, raisins, and orange zest, then drizzled with orange glaze. Mix the night before, bake fresh in the morning.

Festive yeast coffee cake shaped like Christmas trees, studded with candied fruit and rolled oats. Pull apart the golden buttery balls for a stunning holiday brunch centerpiece.