sponge cake

noun

: a light cake made without shortening

Examples of sponge cake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Think of it like a recipe, maybe adding flowers to a frosted cake or sprinkling powdered sugar atop a sponge cake; Stewart's rose gold hair injects a sprinkle of the same whimsy into the last few weeks of summertime. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Aug. 2026

More artwork with the Delizia al Limona, sponge cake soaked in limoncello with lemon cream and a whisper-thin, bright yellow lemon fondant. — Connie Ogle july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

During a July 9 visit to Birmingham Children’s Hospital, the Duke of Sussex was asked to cut a raspberry and white chocolate sponge cake. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 10 July 2026

The Tiramisu is made with house made sponge cake and finished with fresh, grated chocolate. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sponge cake

• overtake
• rattlesnake
• shiitake
• undertake
• wapentake
• ache
• ake
• bake
• brake
• break
• craik
• crake

Kids Definition

sponge cake

noun

: a light cake made without shortening