sponge cake
noun1
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
Figuratively, Informal, Uncommon Something that is simple or very easy.
- Related terms
- chiffon cake, genoise, pound cake