sponge cake

American  

noun

• sponge cakes
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sponge cakes
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of sponge cake

First recorded in 1795–1805

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How does sponge-cake compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• sponge cake vs. angel food cake

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Example Sentences

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sponge cake

The enriched flour, high-fructose corn syrup, and tallow that help make up the American classic give each small sponge cake about 65 days to be consumed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

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 ● Sep. 5, 2025

“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 ● Dec. 9, 2024

Mullen Road Cellars also offer some eclectic wine pairings with desserts from a rhubarb sponge cake to a chocolate hazelnut tart.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

Meet him in the hotel lobby and he is stuffing sponge cake into his mouth.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

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