Meaning of sponge cake | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.
countable, uncountable
Something that is simple or very easy.
countable, figuratively, informal, uncommon, uncountable

العربية كَعْكَة إسْفَنْجِيَّة

Deutsch Biskuit Biskuitkuchen Biskuitmasse

Ελληνικά παντεσπάνι

Español bizcocho

Suomi sokerikakku

Français génoise sponge cake

Italiano pan di Spagna pandispagna

日本語スポンジケーキスポンジ生地

한국어 스펀지 케이크

Nederlands biscuitgebak

Polski biskwit biszkopt

Português bolo esponjoso pão de ló

Русский бисквит

Svenska sockerkaka

ไทย สาลี่

Türkçe pandispanya

Tiếng Việt bánh bông lan

“I made a sponge cake the other day. It was a disaster: I forgot the baking powder! It didn't rise!”

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.