spongecake
Light, fluffy cake
Spongecake is a light, airy cake made with eggs, sugar, and flour but little or no butter or oil.
The eggs are beaten to incorporate air, giving the cake its characteristic springy texture.
Spongecake serves as the base for many layered desserts and is often soaked with syrup or liqueur: She made a trifle with layers of spongecake and custard.
Heat-whisked egg cake
- chiffonDelicate transparent textile
- angel foodFluffy eggwhite cake
- madeiraHeat-aged Portuguese wine
- lamingtonCoconut-crusted chocolate cake
tres leches · biscuit · roulade · ladyfinger · madeleine · savarin · teacake · gateau
Light and well-ventilated
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- softYielding to touch
- tenderSoft or sore
bouncy · springy · moist · delicate · crumbly · pillowy · porous · absorbent
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- icingSweet cake covering
- caramelCooked sugar confection
honey · condensed milk · fruit · strawberry · whipped cream · dusted · powdered sugar · soaked
Reproductive cells in shells
- flourMilled grain powder
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- butterSolid fat from cream
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
baking powder · cream of tartar · milk · oil · cornstarch · whisk · beaten · folded
genoise
Heat-whisked egg cake
- chiffonDelicate transparent textile
- angel foodFluffy eggwhite cake
- madeiraHeat-aged Portuguese wine
lamington · tres leches · biscuit · roulade · ladyfinger · madeleine · savarin · teacake · gateau · shortcake
airy
Light and well-ventilated
tender · bouncy · springy · moist · delicate · crumbly · pillowy · porous · absorbent · elastic
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
caramel · honey · condensed milk · fruit · strawberry · whipped cream · dusted · powdered sugar · soaked · tres leches
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
vanilla · baking powder · cream of tartar · milk · oil · cornstarch · whisk · beaten · folded · separated
tiered
Having multiple levels
buttercream · ganache · jam · cream · mousse · fondant · assembly · wedding · celebration · birthday
spongecakepound cake
Dense buttery loaf dessert
fruitcake · cheesecake · mud cake · fudge cake · brownie
cake, sponge, spongy, sponges, spongiform, sponginess, spongelike