Whether served for breakfast or given as a gift, we think a good coffee cake recipe (or two) has the ability to be every baker's secret weapon. Here's a roundup of some of our favorite coffee cake recipes.

This overnight French toast bake recipe is perfect for lazy brunches or busy weekends. Topped with fresh berries, it’s sweet, delicious, and filling.

This pistachio pesto is terrific in pasta, over grilled fish or chicken, as a dip for raw or grilled vegetables, or as a spread on grilled bread.

A sampling of our favorite brunch recipes, from fluffy waffles and blueberry Dutch baby to sour cream coffee cake and rosemary biscuit eggs Benedict.

This new fall favorite is part cider doughnut, part whoopie pie, and entirely delicious.