sponge cake
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sponge cake
noun sponge cakes · spongecake
- A light, soft, baked dessert (commonly layered with cream and jam) that is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, and has a firm, yet well aerated structure, similar to that of a sea sponge. I made a sponge cake the other day. It was a disaster: I forgot the baking powder! It didn't rise!
- Something that is simple or very easy.
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noun type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure
| Español | bizcocho |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스펀지 케이크 seupeonji keikeu |
| 日本語 | スポンジケーキ suponji kēki, スポンジ生地 suponji kiji |
| 中文 | 海綿蛋糕 /海绵蛋糕 hǎimián dàngāo |
| Português | pão de ló, bolo esponjoso |
| Français | sponge cake, génoise |
| Deutsch | Biskuit, Biskuitkuchen, Biskuitmasse |
| Italiano | pandispagna, pan di Spagna |
| Ελληνικά | παντεσπάνι pantespáni |
| Română | chec, pandișpan |
| Русский | бискви́т biskvít |
| Tiếng Việt | bánh bông lan |
| العربية | كَعْكَة إسْفَنْجِيَّة |
| עברית | עוּגַת סְפוֹג ugát s'fog |
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@misc{sponge_cake_2026,
title = {sponge cake},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sponge%20cake},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
