sponge cake

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noun

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

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Origin of sponge cake

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby sponge cake

spondylolisthesis, spondylosis, sponge, sponge bag, sponge bath, sponge cake, sponge cloth, sponge down, sponged ware, spongefly, sponge iron

How to use sponge cake in a sentence

Santa snacks on rice pudding in Denmark, sponge cake in Chile, Kulkuls in India, and mince pies in the U.K.
8 Facts You Never Knew About Christmas|Brandy Zadrozny|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For dessert there were the most fragrant red raspberries conceivable, with golden sponge cake.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
A large home-baked loaf of soda bread on a wooden platter stood at one end of the table, and near it a sponge-cake.
Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham
Sophia passed little china plates and fringed napkins, and Anna a silver basket with golden squares of sponge-cake.
The Yates Pride|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Halve nice peaches, peel them, and put one half on a round of sponge cake for each person.
Living on a Little|Caroline French Benton
It is made of cake,—sponge cake is the best,—French candied fruit, eggs and milk.
A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery|Juliet Corson

British Dictionary definitions for sponge cake

sponge cake

noun

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

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