sponge cake

/ˈspʌnʤ ˌkeɪk/

/spəndʒ keɪk/

Other forms: sponge cakes

Definitions of sponge cake

1. noun

   a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening
   types:

   angel cake, angel food cake

   a light sponge cake made without egg yolks

   Swiss roll, jellyroll

   thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up to make a cylindrical cake

   Madeira cake, Madeira sponge

   a rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine

   Twinkie

   a small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling

   type of:

   cake

   baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat