My Grandma's of New England Coffee Cake Review & Giveaway

Oh how I love cake. Any kind of cake except for coffee cake. Every coffee cake I have ever tasted was way too dry and the crumb toppings usually just made things worse. I have always needed to down a huge glass of milk or other beverage after, so typically I don't buy or make coffee cakes because I just don't enjoy them.

I recently came across the website for My Grandma's Coffee Cake and immediately noticed it said "Accept no substitutions! We are the original coffee cake from New England, guaranteed to be the best coffee cake you've ever eaten!" Needless to say I wanted to find out for myself if that was true!

The fabulous folks at My Grandma's of New England agreed to send me some samples for my review and I was totally blown away when the box arrived. They sent me 2 coffee cakes to sample. One large Cinnamon Walnut and one small New England Blueberry.

About My Grandma's of New England:

My Grandma's of New England® started an industry in 1990 with their original Cinnamon Walnut Coffee Cake - and with good reason. These decadent, dinner-worthy cakes are made from the finest and freshest ingredients available. The moistness and flavor of the cake are unmatched. All cakes are handmade and certified Kosher under Orthodox supervision.

And there really was a Grandma! My Grandma's of New England ® started baking coffee cakes in a modest 250 square foot bakery in a remote section of Newton, Massachusetts. Baking her famous Cinnamon Walnut coffee cake in her kitchen, Grandma's business grew steadily by word of mouth. Soon, customers were driving from locations as far away as one hour to buy one of her cakes that were still warm from the oven. Completely selling out was a daily occurrence. Around major holidays, word quickly spread that if you wanted a cake for your family to enjoy, you had to place your order at least one week in advance.

After moving to Dedham, Massachusetts in 1994, we expanded our flavor selection to include the Granny Smith Apple, Golden Raspberry and Cappuccino flavored coffee cakes.
Demand for our cakes was at an all time high in 1996, and in 1997, we relocated to our current facility at 1636 Hyde Park Avenue, in the Hyde Park section of Boston. Business remains solid and demand for our quality product has never been higher.

We launched our first My Grandma's Website in early 1998. Please click here to see our original Website!
Today our line includes the New England Blueberry, Ted Williams Chocolate, Banana Walnut, Cape Cod Cranberry, Chocolate Chip, Red, White and Blue Patriot Cake, Pumpkin Spice and Lemon Poppy flavors. Our special-order "lower fat" cakes (available in all flavors but the chocolate) have become quite a popular line for My Grandma's. You just can't taste the difference! All cakes may also be special-ordered without walnuts.

My Thoughts:

I couldn't wait to get these opened and try them! I was a bit skeptical because of all the previous coffee cakes I've had were dry but these were HEAVENLY. They smelled wonderful! Each one was packaged in a freezer safe plastic and placed in it's own box.

The first one I sampled was the Cinnamon Walnut. I could not get over how moist this cake was! The cake was not overly sweet and tasted fabulous! You can tell they use the freshest ingredients available as the cake was definitely baked fresh before being sent out to me. The crumb topping was also fabulous with walnuts and cinnamon. They do not skimp when it comes to the walnuts either! This was the BEST coffee cake I have ever eaten..seriously! I would not say this if it was not true.

Cinnamon Walnut-YUM!

The second one that I got to sample was the New England Blueberry. Oh my goodness! This was equally as yummy! The cake was fresh and loaded with blueberries! Again, it was extremely moist and not overly sweet.

Originally I had thought that maybe it was a gimmick by their company to say they made the best coffee cake that you've ever eaten but definitely NOT! These WERE the BEST I have EVER eaten!

The large size is huge, weighing in at 3.1 lbs and will feed 16-20 people. The small weighs in at 1.75lbs and will feed 8-12 people. These would be PERFECT for any special events like Christmas morning.

The only downside to these would possibly be the cost. The large coffee cakes run about $30.95 each and the small run about $21.95 so because of the price, I probably wouldn't purchase these as a just because item. I would only purchase these for special events.

Overall, these were amazing and definitely the BEST coffee cake I have personally ever eaten! I would definitely purchase these again for a special event.

Buy:

You can purchase these wonderful coffee cakes at My Grandma's of New England.
Use this link and you will save $4.00 off your purchase!

Win:

The fabulous people at My Grandma's of New England have agreed to give one of their coffee cakes away to one of my readers!

GIVEAWAY

One winner will receive their choice of a small or large coffee cake in their choice of variety!

TO ENTER:

Visit My Grandma's of New England and the come back and leave a comment with which variety you would choose if you won! You must do this before any other entries will be counted. Please leave your email address as well so I can contact you if you win!

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RULES:

You must be 18 or older to enter and live in the US. Only one person per household or IP address may enter. One winner will be picked via Random.org and will be emailed. Winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be picked. Giveaway ends Friday, July 8th at 8:00pm Eastern Time.

Disclosure: I received a complementary sample in order to facilitate a review. No other compensation was received. All opinions were honest and my own.