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27 sponge cakes of the light and fluffy kind

Madeleines, roulades, lamingtons – we'll take them all.
Photo of glass cake stand with layered brown sponge cake with white cream filling and drippiong caramel, topped with poached pears

Brown sugar sponge cake with caramel pears

A classic Victorian sponge cake spread with cream and piled high with strawberries is a thing of beauty. But we won’t say no to a pistachio and rose roulade, a rich chocolate lamington cake and a few madeleines either. Sponge cakes, in any form, make a welcome addition to afternoon teas and dessert times.

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Bird's eye view image of roulade cake topped with raspberries and pink petals, sitting on white and pink plates and beside a gold-tipped fork
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Pistachio and rose roulade with lychees and raspberries

Photo: WIlliam Meppem

Victoria sponge

Toasted flour fig roulade with lemon mascarpone
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Jaclyn Koludrovic’s toasted flour fig roulade with lemon mascarpone

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Lemon dream
Photo: William Meppem

Flour and Stone’s lemon dream cake

Ginger madeleines with spiced crème Anglaise
Photo: William Meppem

Ginger madeleines with spiced crème Anglaise

Almond and hokey-pokey ice-cream sponge roll
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Almond and hokey-pokey ice-cream sponge roll

Blackberry and chocolate meringue roulade
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Flour & Stone’s blackberry and chocolate meringue roulade

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Chocolate lamington cake recipe
Photo: Mikkel Vang

Chocolate lamington cake

Apple-caramel sponge pudding
Photo: William Meppem

Apple-caramel sponge pudding

Burnt cocoa sponge cake
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Burnt cocoa sponge cake

Trifle with madeleines, lemon curd and peaches
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Flour and Stone’s trifle with madeleines, lemon curd and peaches

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Apricot, honey, coffee and macadamia trifle
Photo: Mark Roper

Lauren Eldridge’s apricot, honey, coffee and macadamia trifle

Lemon curd sponge cake
Photo: William Meppem

Lemon curd sponge cake

Photo: Vanessa Levis

Madeleines with lemon sugar

Photo: Luke Burgess

Strawberry and mascarpone rolled sponge

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Ornamental glass bowl on a stand holding a trifle topped with whipped cream, banana chips and vanilla bean pods
Photo: Benito Martin

Nik Hill’s banoffee trifle

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Coconut lamingtons with cherry jam

Sponge cake
Photo: Con Poulos

How to make the perfect sponge cake

Photo: William Meppem

Cassata

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Photo: William Meppem

Lemon and thyme sponge cake

Black Forest cake
Photo: William Meppem

Black Forest cake

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Chocolate marquise

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Hazelnut sponge with chocolate-raspberry cream

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Summer trifle with coconut cream and berry jelly
Photo: Mark Roper

Summer trifle with coconut cream and berry jelly

Strawberry layer cake
Photo: William Meppem

Strawberry layer cake

Pink grapefruit sponge with strawberries and sesame frosting
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Flour and Stone’s pink grapefruit sponge with strawberries and sesame frosting

Photo of glass cake stand with layered brown sponge cake with white cream filling and drippiong caramel, topped with poached pears

Brown sugar sponge cake with caramel pears

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