Coffee cake calories come to 257 for one 65 g piece and 396 per 100 g. Look at the fat before anything else. It supplies 42% of the calories, and one piece also carries 17.3 g of sugar. Slice size matters most here: a second piece takes you to 515 calories without anyone noticing.
257kcal
1 piece · 65 g, crumb or quick-bread type
7%protein
4.2 gProtein
33 gCarbs
12 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Crumb or quick-bread type · per 65 g
Calories
257 kcal
Protein
4.2 g
Carbohydrate
33 g
Fat
12 g
Saturated fat
4.5 g
Cholesterol
41 mg
Sodium
207 mg
Potassium
86 mg
Iron
1.4 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Coffee cake: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
1 piece (65 g)
257
4.2 g
33.3 g
12 g
207 mg
13%
Snack cake (48 g)
190
3.1 g
24.6 g
8.9 g
153 mg
10%
Fruit type (65 g)
209
2.7 g
32.6 g
7.7 g
132 mg
10%
100 g
396
6.5 g
51.3 g
18.4 g
319 mg
20%
3 × 1 piece (65 g)
772
12.7 g
622 mg
5 × 1 piece (65 g)
1,287
21.1 g
1,037 mg
One piece is 257 calories, and the knife sets the rest
The reference piece weighs 65 g and lands at 257 calories, about 13% of a daily value. That sounds modest until you remember that coffee cake is cut at home or at the office, not portioned at a factory. A generous square can easily weigh what two reference pieces do.
The totals climb fast. Two pieces (130 g) come to 515 calories, three pieces (195 g) reach 772, and five pieces (325 g), roughly a small pan shared over a weekend, add up to 1,287. Protein barely keeps pace: even those five pieces deliver only 21.1 g.
Packaged versions are smaller. A 48 g snack cake comes to 190 calories, about 10% of a daily value, with 12.8 g of sugar. If you want a fixed portion you do not have to judge by eye, the wrapped snack cake does that job for you. Brands such as Hostess, Drake's and Dolly Madison sell this individually wrapped format.
Carbs and fat split the calories, and protein sits out
Per 100 g, coffee cake carries 51.3 g of carbs, 18.4 g of fat and 6.5 g of protein. Turned into calories, that is 52% from carbs, 42% from fat and only 7% from protein. This is the classic profile of a butter-and-sugar baked good: flour and sugar on one side, butter or oil plus the streusel topping on the other.
The fat share is what makes the calorie count so high for the weight. Fat packs more energy per gram than carbs, so a cake that is close to half fat by calories ends up denser than its fluffy crumb suggests. At 396 per 100 g it sits above the plain cake on our site.
Protein is the weak spot. One piece gives 4.2 g, about 8% of a daily value, which will not do much to keep you full. Fiber is thin as well, at 0.9 g per piece. Expect coffee cake to taste like a meal's worth of calories while acting like a snack.
Sugar and saturated fat are the rows to watch
Sugar runs 26.6 g per 100 g, which works out to 17.3 g in a standard piece and 12.8 g in a snack cake. Roughly half of the carbs in the cake are sugar, coming from the batter and the brown-sugar crumb on top.
Saturated fat is 6.9 g per 100 g, set against a daily value of 20 g. Cholesterol comes in at 63 mg per 100 g against a daily value of 300 mg, which reflects the eggs and butter in a typical recipe. If you track saturated fat, a piece of coffee cake will use up a noticeable part of your allowance before lunch.
Sodium is less of a story. One piece carries 207 mg, about 9% of a daily value, and 100 g carries 319 mg. That is typical for a baked good made with baking powder and salted butter, and it only matters if you are eating several pieces or pairing the cake with salty foods.
Fruit coffee cake is lighter, but sweeter
USDA lists a separate fruit type, and the difference is real. A 65 g piece of fruit coffee cake comes to 209 calories against 257 for the crumb or quick-bread type of the same weight. Fat drops from 12 g to 7.7 g, because fruit takes up space that butter and streusel would otherwise fill.
The trade-off is sugar. The fruit piece carries 22 g of sugar compared with 17.3 g in the crumb version, and protein falls to 2.7 g. So the fruit version saves calories and fat, but it is not the less sugary choice.
If you are counting calories, fruit coffee cake is the better pick. If sugar is the number you watch, the plain crumb version or a smaller snack cake does better. Either way, logging it right helps, and BodyPal can log a slice from a photo.
How does coffee cake compare?
Here is how coffee cake compares with plain, carrot and chocolate cake, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: Coffee cake is the densest cake here at 396 per 100 g, ahead of plain cake at 379 and chocolate cake at 345, so if calories decide, chocolate cake is the lighter pick. Coffee cake does win on protein with 6.5 g per 100 g, but a 200 g slice of carrot cake at 748 calories shows that serving size matters more than the recipe.
Most popular coffee cake brands in the United States
Packaged coffee cakes differ a lot in topping and richness, so their label numbers run from 316 to 494 calories per 100 g around the 396 average above. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Coffee cake FAQs
How many calories are in a piece of coffee cake?
A 65 g piece of crumb coffee cake has about 257 calories. Per 100 g that is 396 calories.
Is coffee cake good for weight loss?
Coffee cake is energy dense at 396 calories per 100 g, and one 65 g piece is 257 calories with 17.3 g of sugars. A fruit coffee cake piece of the same size is 209 calories.
Does coffee cake have more calories than regular cake?
Slightly: coffee cake is 396 calories per 100 g against 379 for plain cake, so a 65 g piece is 257 calories versus 246.
How much sugar is in coffee cake?
Crumb coffee cake has 26.6 g of sugars per 100 g, so a 65 g piece carries about 17.3 g. The same piece has 12.0 g fat and 4.2 g protein.
How many calories are in homemade coffee cake?
A homemade crumb or quick-bread coffee cake comes to about 396 calories per 100 g, or 257 for a 65 g piece, based on the USDA value. Extra streusel or bigger squares push your own number higher.
Is coffee cake bad for you?
One 65 g piece has 257 calories, 17.3 g of sugar and 12 g of fat, with only 4.2 g of protein. It works as an occasional treat, but it fills you up less than its calories suggest.
What are the nutrition facts for coffee cake?
Per 100 g, coffee cake has 396 calories, 6.5 g protein, 51.3 g carbs, 18.4 g fat, 26.6 g sugar, 1.4 g fiber and 319 mg sodium. A 65 g piece has 257 calories.
How many calories are in two pieces of coffee cake?
Two 65 g pieces of coffee cake come to 515 calories, with 415 mg of sodium and 8.4 g of protein. Three pieces reach 772 calories.
How many calories are in a slice of fruit coffee cake?
A 65 g slice of fruit coffee cake has 209 calories, 7.7 g of fat and 22 g of sugar. That is fewer calories than the crumb type but more sugar.
