sponge cake

American  

noun

1. a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.

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sponge cake British  

noun

1. a light porous cake, made of eggs, sugar, flour, and flavourings traditionally without any fat

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Etymology

Origin of sponge cake

First recorded in 1795–1805

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• sponge cake vs. angel food cake

Example Sentences

“Chocolate cake, vanilla cake, carrot cake, sponge cake, coconut cake, marble cake, pineapple cake, mousse cake, nougat cake, cheesecake, pound cake, and Black Forest cake,” Miss Mortimer explained.

From Literature

When asked how he feels to be immortalized as a sculpted sponge cake with coconut lime mousse, he doesn’t flinch.

From Los Angeles Times

It consists of two layers of moist sponge cake smothered in custard filling and whipped cream that’s then topped with a glorious spread of saucy strawberries and dollops of extra whipped cream.

From Salon

“To make trifle, I’d have told you how to make the custard, how to make the sponge cake, probably even how to make the jam.”

From Salon

He was delighted, but tweaked the dessert slightly upon his return to Japan, substituting the crumbly biscuit-like base with light sponge cake layers.

From Salon