Sponge Cake
Sponge cake is a light cake typically made by aerating eggs with sugar and combining them with flour.
About Sponge Cake
Sponge cake is a light, aerated cake made principally from eggs, sugar, and flour. It is an ingredient and finished baked food used plain or as a base for filled and decorated desserts, including layered cakes, rolls, and individual portions.
Its flavour is mildly sweet, while its texture is usually fine-crumbed and springy. Depending on the formulation and handling, it may be dry and airy or moist and tender. Recipes can use whole or separated eggs and may include fat, liquid, or chemical leavening, so density and tenderness vary.
Sponge cake may be baked as a sheet, layer, loaf, or individual cake. It is generally pale to golden and sold ready-baked, either plain or decorated. The formulation, baking, filling, icing, and handling alter its moisture, density, tenderness, and surface appearance.
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Local names for sponge cake
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
sponge cake
biskuit
Biskuit
bizcocho
Biskuit
gâteau éponge
pan di Spagna
pão de ló
biscuit
παντεσπάνι
pantespáni
biszkopt
бисквит
biskvit
бісквіт
biskvit
pandișpan
piskóta
pandispanya
スポンジケーキ
suponji kēki
스펀지 케이크
seopeonji keikeu
海绵蛋糕
hǎimián dàngāo
pantespáni
Romanised form
suponji kēki
Romanised form
Biscuit sec feuilleté, type palmier ou autres, préemballé
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Biscuit sec, avec matière grasse végétale
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Biscuit with milk
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Biscuit with reduced sugar
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Biscuit, from refrigerated dough
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Biscuit, savoury, from white wheat flour, flaky cracker style
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Biscuit, savoury, from white wheat flour, flavoured (excluding cheese)
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Biscuit, savoury, from white wheat flour, plain snack cracker style
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Biscuit, savoury, from wholemeal wheat flour, crispbread
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Biscuit, savoury, seed based
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Biscuits, cheese flavoured
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Biscuits, cookies, chocolate chip, American style
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Biscuits, cookies, chocolate chip, standard
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Biscuits, digestive, half coated in chocolate
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Biscuits, digestive, plain
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Biscuits, digestive, with oats, plain
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Biscuits, fully coated with chocolate
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Biscuits, fully coated with chocolate, with cream
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Biscuits, fully coated with chocolate, with marshmallow
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Biscuits, ginger nuts
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Biscuits, gingernut, homemade
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Biscuits, iced
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Biscuits, jam filled
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Biscuits, melting moments, homemade
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Biscuits, mixed grain, refrigerated dough
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Biscuits, oat based, chocolate, half coated
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Biscuits, oat meal
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Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, dry mix
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Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, dry mix, prepared
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Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, frozen, baked
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Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe
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Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, refrigerated dough, higher fat
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Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, refrigerated dough, higher fat, baked
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Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, refrigerated dough, lower fat
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Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, refrigerated dough, lower fat, baked
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Biscuits, plain, homemade
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Snack, Biscuit, Hard type
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Snack, Biscuit, Soft type
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Sponge cake roll
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biskvit
Romanised form
seopeonji keikeu
Romanised form
hǎimián dàngāo
Romanised form
biskvit
Romanised form
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Sponge Cake nutrition & diet
Sponge Cake nutritional value
Cake, sponge, commercially prepared
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.
- Calories
- 290kcal
- Protein
- 5.4g
- Carbs
- 61.0g
- Fat
- 2.7g
Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.
Portions & preparation
Treat sponge cake as a recipe-dependent baked food rather than a single ingredient. Reference the specific slice or serving, including flour type, egg preparation, sugar, fat, syrup, filling, icing, and toppings. Baking method and portion size can substantially change the edible composition.
Compare the right form: Match references to the exact baked sponge recipe and serving, including flour, eggs, sugar, fat, fillings, icing, toppings, and moisture additions.
Diet considerations
Sponge cake commonly combines cereal flour with eggs and sugar, so its compatibility depends on the exact recipe. Butter, milk, cream, gelatin, or other animal-derived additions may occur, while wheat or other cereal ingredients may matter. Vegan, gluten-related, and religious-diet assessment requires the full formulation.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianDepends on the version
- PescatarianDepends on the version
- KetoNot established
- PaleoTypically incompatible
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically incompatible
- Recorded common ingredients: Egg. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
- Vegetarian · Depends on the version
- Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
- Pescatarian · Depends on the version
- Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Typically incompatible
- Recorded common ingredients: Sugar; Wheat flour. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Cake, sponge, commercially prepared ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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