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sponge cake en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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!
2. (countable, figuratively, informal, uncommon, uncountable) Something that is simple or very easy.

Forms

Relateds

genoise · pound cake · chiffon cake

Translations (65)

ko 스펀지 케이크 (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · pt pão de ló (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · cy teisen felen (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · gl bolo esponxoso (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · lt biskvitas (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · nb sukkerbrød (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · is svampterta (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · eo spongokuko (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · ast bizcuechu (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · fr génoise (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · ca pa de pessic (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · pl ciasto biszkoptowe (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · pl biszkopt (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · cmn 海綿蛋糕 /海绵蛋糕 (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · gl biscoito (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · yi לעקעך (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · tr pandispanya (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · th สาลี่ (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · el παντεσπάνι (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · ro chec (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · ga císte spúinse (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · sv sockerkaka (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · th เค้กฟองน้ำ (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · uz biskvit (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · bg пандишпа́н (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · fi sokerikakku (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · uk біскві́тне ті́сто (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · th สปันจ์เค้ก (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · nn sukkerbrød (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · it pan di Spagna (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · et keeks (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · ro pandișpan (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · fr sponge cake (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · ast bizcochu (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · uk біскві́т (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · es bizcocho (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · it pandispagna (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · de Biskuit (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · de Biskuitkuchen (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · id kue sponge (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · pt bolo esponjoso (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · kk бисквит (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · gl bica (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · pl biskwit (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · hy բիսկվիթ (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · fa کیک اسفنجی (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · eu bizkotxo (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · vi bánh bông lan (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · be біскві́т (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · ja スポンジケーキ (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · mk пандишпа́н (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · yue 海綿蛋糕 /海绵蛋糕 (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · de Biskuitmasse (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · hu piskóta (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · sq pandispanjë (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · ja スポンジ生地 (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · eo spongkuko (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · ca bescuit (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · he עוּגַת סְפוֹג (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · ar كَعْكَة إسْفَنْجِيَّة (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · ru бискви́т (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · cy teisen sbwnj (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · nl biscuitgebak (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · tr sünger kek (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) · yi צוקער־לעקעך (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure)