How to Use sponge cake in a Sentence

sponge cake

noun

• Genoise is what a sponge cake is called in Italy or France.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 21 Apr. 2022
• The chocolate sponge cake is served with eggnog ice cream and berries.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
• Place half of the sponge cake in the bottom of a trifle dish or 2-quart glass bowl.
  — Taylor Murray, Country Living, 30 Oct. 2019
• The meal will end with pan di spagna, a light and airy Italian sponge cake.
  — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
• This type of cake is more moist and tender than its sponge cake cousin.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 21 Apr. 2022
• The yellow sponge cake was filled with butter cream and soaked in Grand Marnier.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 22 Jan. 2018
• The dessert, made of sponge cake and buttercream swirls, was called Bûche de Noël.
  — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 13 Dec. 2022
• The base of this cake is a plain old ordinary sponge cake, but don’t let that fool you.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2020
• Succumb to that sponge cake and creamy filling, Mike P.!
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 29 June 2021
• Need a golden sponge cake and creamy filling fix quick?
  — Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• People love that show, and that's just a bunch of nice British people making sponge cake in a tent!
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2018
• The Cubana chocolate sponge cake is made with Chantilly cream and rum.
  — Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 22 Mar. 2018
• Here’s what our staff has been whipping up this first month of the summer—from fluffy sponge cake, to golden berry galettes.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 26 June 2023
• It will be absorbed by the sponge cake, whose main purpose is to serve as a vehicle for that syrup.
  — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2020
• The sponge cake must cool completely before mousse is added.
  — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 12 Dec. 2017
• The light, airy texture of this sponge cake showcases sweet dates, walnuts and sesame seeds added to the batter.
  — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
• The recipe started as a mistake — chocolate sponge cake wasn’t baked all the way through during a busy night at the restaurant — but the diners loved it.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2019
• There were be chef specials, cocktails and more, including a Year of the Rabbit dessert made from matcha sponge cake.
  — Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
• Two layers of sponge cake filled with lemon mascarpone cream.
  — Dallas News, 14 May 2021
• The Italian dessert with layers of sponge cake, mascarpone cheese, chocolate and coffee was just the way to round out our meal.
  — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2019
• Chou’s layered fruit sponge cake evokes the ones found at classic Chinese bakeries.
  — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2021
• The Sciuri is a chocolate sponge cake with pistachio cream and sliced almonds.
  — Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 22 Mar. 2018
• Like those at most commercial bakeries, many of the treats here are based around a handful of master recipes (a milk dough, a steamed-bun dough, a sponge cake, etc.).
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2021
• As such, the Earl Grey chocolate bavarois and chocolate sponge cake have been finished with an icy-blue glaze that looks almost too perfect to eat.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
• Desserts tend to come in a theme of chocolate mousse, layered with chocolate sponge cake or filled with strawberries and coated in ganache.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
• My go-to recipe is from Roxana Jullapat’s Mother Grains, using brown rice flour in the sponge cake for a toasty note.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 29 Apr. 2022
• Today, the Christmas log, is known more as a holiday dessert made of a sponge cake and rolled and decorated to look like the real thing.
  — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 12 Dec. 2017
• Make a sponge cake with actual sponges but use real frosting.
  — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2018
• Asahi Bakery: Mochi, castella (vanilla, tea or chocolate sponge cake), shu cream (cream puff), red bean or cream pan (bread).
  — Kimi Robinson, azcentral, 18 Feb. 2020
• Some modern versions use sponge cake, and others add coffee liqueur to give an extra kick.
  — CNN, 2 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024