sponge cake

noun

: a light cake made without shortening

Examples of sponge cake in a Sentence

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Wondering what the three primary ingredients in sponge cake are? Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 With seven minutes to go, the boys tuck into their desserts, a traditional Portuguese sponge cake, fuelling themselves for extra time. Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 22 May 2025 Official tasting notes summary: Nose: Vanilla buttercream, fresh sponge cake, candied lemon zest, almonds and hints of raisins and figs. Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Golden sponge cake meets rich, creamy strawberry flavored filling. Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sponge cake

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sponge cake was in 1805

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“Sponge cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sponge%20cake. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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sponge cake

noun
: a light cake made without shortening
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