sponge cake

noun

a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.

Origin of sponge cake

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby sponge cake

spondylosis, spondylosyndesis, sponge, sponge bag, sponge bath, sponge cake, sponge cloth, sponge down, sponged ware, spongefly, sponge iron

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Example sentences from the Web for sponge cake

Thin with cold milk till about the consistency of sponge-cake batter, and drop in tablespoonfuls on a hot buttered griddle.
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald
Cover the bottom of a large glass-bowl or a deep dish, with slices of sponge-cake or Naples biscuit.
Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book|Eliza Leslie
"Here, take this," and she bribes her with a bit of sponge-cake, on which the child runs lightly off along the edge of the wharf.
Suburban Sketches|William Dean Howells
He imitated the motions of fish, stood on his head, ate a sponge-cake, or smoked a pipe.
Cremorne and the Later London Gardens|Warwick Wroth

But I felt dimly dissatisfied, in spite of a slice of sponge-cake, and being put to bed (for a treat) in papa's dressing-room.
A Flat Iron for a Farthing|Juliana Horatia Ewing

British Dictionary definitions for sponge cake

sponge cake

noun

a light porous cake, made of eggs, sugar, flour, and flavourings traditionally without any fat

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单词	sponge cake
释义	sponge cake noun a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening. Origin of sponge cake First recorded in 1795–1805 Words nearby sponge cake spondylosis, spondylosyndesis, sponge, sponge bag, sponge bath, sponge cake, sponge cloth, sponge down, sponged ware, spongefly, sponge iron Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sponge cake Thin with cold milk till about the consistency of sponge-cake batter, and drop in tablespoonfuls on a hot buttered griddle. The Century Cook Book\|Mary Ronald Cover the bottom of a large glass-bowl or a deep dish, with slices of sponge-cake or Naples biscuit. Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book\|Eliza Leslie "Here, take this," and she bribes her with a bit of sponge-cake, on which the child runs lightly off along the edge of the wharf. Suburban Sketches\|William Dean Howells He imitated the motions of fish, stood on his head, ate a sponge-cake, or smoked a pipe. Cremorne and the Later London Gardens\|Warwick Wroth But I felt dimly dissatisfied, in spite of a slice of sponge-cake, and being put to bed (for a treat) in papa's dressing-room. A Flat Iron for a Farthing\|Juliana Horatia Ewing British Dictionary definitions for sponge cake sponge cake noun a light porous cake, made of eggs, sugar, flour, and flavourings traditionally without any fat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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