Its Thursday, April 7. . . you know what that means?! Its National Coffee Cake Day, of course!! (Who didnt know that?) What exactly is a coffee cake, anyway? Why should it be celebrated? And is it one word or two?! Okay, okay, one thing at a time: A coffee cake is a spongey cake, usually with a crumb or streusel topping, which is meant to be served alongside coffee. It should be celebrated because its delicious. You will see it written both as one word and two, but Merriam-Webster says its two. Getting down to a little more detail, Baking Illustrated, by the Editors of Cooks Illustrated Magazine, defines Crumb Coffeecake as nothing more than a single layer of buttery yellow cake topped with crumbs made from sugar, flour, and butter. It pairs perfectly, of course, with a morning or afternoon cup of coffee. We are celebrating National Coffee Cake Day by sharing 10 of our favorite coffee cake recipes!

1. Cranberry Swirl Coffee Cake made with our Organic Unbleached White All Purpose Flour is moist and tart with yogurt and cranberry sauce.
2. (Vegan!) 7 Grain Marionberry Coffee Cakewe love that this recipe features a berry native to Oregon and creatively uses our 7 Grain Pancake Mix in place of flour!
3. (Gluten Free!) Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake, which no one will know is gluten free. Our Almond Meal keeps the cake moist and subtly nutty while our Organic Quinoa Flour, Sorghum Flour, andTapioca Flour provide fluffiness and divine texture to please even the most discriminating gluten-eating palette.
4. Butter Pecan Streusel with Unbleached White All Purpose Flour brilliantly features a cream cheese center for decadence second to none.
5. (Vegan!) Vegan Coffee Cake from Vegan Gretchen is just like the coffee cake you remember from before your vegan days with a perfectly spiced, satisfying cinnamon topping.
6. The Pioneer Womans The Best Coffee Cake. Ever. might be just that. We love this old-school recipe of her mothers. Fair warning: there is nothing bashful about this buttery cake from heaven.
7. These Coffee Cake Muffins from The Kitchn make no compromises on taste for convenience. Pop a coffee cake in your bag and whip it out just in time for that much-needed mid-morning coffee and snack break.
8. Sour Cream Coffee Cake from Gimme Some Oven is moist and delicious and super easy to make, with a prep time of only 5 minutes!
9. (Vegan!) Chocolate Cherry Coffee Cake featured on krisscarr.com, by Chloe Coscarelli, just might be part ice cream. This vegan coffee cake satisfies the sweet tooth and leaves nothing to be desired!
10. (Paleo! Gluten free!) Hazelnut Coffee Cake from Fed and Fit is a grain free, paleo diet-friendly (and thus, gluten free friendly) twist on traditional coffee cake. Cassy used our ground Hazelnut Meal to create this dish and we are in love with it!

There you have it: 10 of our favorite coffee cakes and something for every diet. Celebrate and enjoy National Coffee Cake Day!