From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsponge cakeˈsponge cake noun [countable, uncountable] DFa light cake made from flour, sugar, butter, and eggs
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sponge cake• Desmond's wife brought them tea and a sponge cake that was still warm.• It was rising like a sponge cake.• Brush the glaze while still hot over a fruit cake, but allow to cool slightly before spreading over a sponge cake.• They lay within the cracked rocks like the jam in a crazy sponge cake.• Card magic cake Buy some regular sponge cake from a local store. 