190 sponge cake recipes

Mango mousse cake with a sponge cake base, fresh mango puree mousse set with gelatin, toasted almonds, raspberry jam, and whipped cream. An impressive layered French-style dessert.

Bolognese sponge cake layered with vanilla custard and rum, frosted in coffee zabaglione buttercream, then crowned with chocolate-dipped almonds and walnut sides. From Il Cantoncino restaurant in Bologna.

A holiday tiramisu with espresso-soaked ladyfingers layered in a silky mascarpone custard made with sweet wine and egg yolks, dusted with cocoa. Make it the night before for effortless entertaining.

Raw Fruit Pie or Tart with Apple-Juice Glaze recipe

Bløtkake, the Norwegian cream cake layered with whipped cream and crushed strawberries. The traditional Scandinavian birthday cake with a tender sponge base.

Elegant layered chocolate mousse cake with praline rocher, rum syrup, and a glossy chocolate glaze. A showstopper French dessert.

Elaborate Swiss hazelnut torte with meringue layers, sponge cake, and buttercream. Traditional Solothurn specialty dessert featuring roasted ground hazelnuts throughout.

Bien Me Sabe! Layers of brandy-soaked ladyfingers, lush coconut cream filling, and golden meringue make this classic Venezuelan dessert impossible to resist. Chills overnight for the easiest showstopper.

Buche de Noel (Christmas log cake): a classic French yule log with sponge cake, coffee buttercream, meringue mushrooms, and a dusting of powdered sugar snow. A showstopping holiday centerpiece.

French genoise sponge cake soaked with Amaretto and filled with whipped chocolate ganache. A light, egg-leavened cake with lemon zest and an overnight chocolate cream.

Flourless orange sponge cake drenched in a bittersweet chocolate-honey-orange glaze. Made with matzo cake meal and potato starch for Passover.

Hungarian chocolate cream bars stack a cocoa sponge cake, rum-spiked mocha cream filling, and glossy chocolate glaze into decadent cafe-style squares. Dobos cake inspired and freezer-friendly.

Morrison's mace cake: a classic hot-milk sponge cake fragrant with warm mace, finished with a crackly mace-sugar topping that bakes into the surface. Old-fashioned Southern coffee cake at its most aromatic.

Genoise sponge cake soaked in Amaretto and filled with whipped chocolate ganache. A classic French-Italian dessert with lemon zest in the cake and piped chocolate decoration.

Chocolate angel food layer cake baked in heart-shape pans. Fat-free, cloud-light, cocoa-scented sponge made with egg whites and cake flour. No butter, no yolks.

Lake Highlands rock cake: layers of genoise-style chocolate sponge, crisp cocoa meringue, rum syrup, and rich chocolate mousse topped with whipped cream. A showstopper dessert.