The ultimate light and tender treats, chiffon and sponge cake desserts are a classic for a reason. Find our best-loved recipes—from fruity to chocolaty—right here.
Top 10 Sponge Cake Recipes
Updated on Jun. 03, 2024
Moist Lemon Chiffon Cake
This fluffy sponge cake dessert is a real treat drizzled with the sweet-tart lemon glaze. —Rebecca Baird, Salt Lake City, Utah
We love these lemon desserts, too.
1/10
2/10
Marble Chiffon Cake
Total Time
1 hour 15 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This confection’s a proven winner—it earned me a blue ribbon and was named Division Champion at the county fair! It’s our favorite. I’m the third generation in the family to make it. —LuAnn Heikkila, Floodwood, Minnesota
3/10
Coconut Chiffon Cake
Total Time
1 hour
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Toasted coconut adds visual appeal to this tall and impressive sponge cake dessert. With an airy texture and heavenly coconut-ginger flavor, it’s a lovely end to meals throughout the year.
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4/10
Chocolate Chiffon Cake
Total Time
1 hour 25 min
Servings
20 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
If you want to offer family and friends a dessert that really stands out from the rest, this is the cake to make. The beautiful high, rich sponge cake is drizzled with a succulent chocolate glaze. —Erma Fox, Memphis, Missouri
5/10
Orange Chiffon Cake
Total Time
1 hour
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
The delicate orange flavor of this simply delicious cake is perfect for rounding out a rich meal. The orange glaze would also be a nice way to top off slices of your favorite angel food cake. —Marjorie Ebert, Conewango Valley, New York
6/10
Tres Leches Cake
Total Time
1 hour 5 min
Servings
10 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Tres leches means "three milks." This cake gets its name because it uses three kinds of milk—evaporated, condensed and cream. This tres leches cake's light and airy texture has made it a classic in Mexican kitchens for generations. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
7/10
Lemon Chiffon Cake
Total Time
1 hour 20 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This moist, airy chiffon cake was my dad's favorite. Mom revamped the original recipe to include lemons. I'm not much of a baker, but whenever I make this dessert my family is thrilled! —Trisha Kammers, Clarkston, Washington
8/10
Strawberry Roll Cake
Total Time
35 min
Servings
10 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
There are plenty of strawberry patches near my hometown, and soon they'll be brimming with red berries. I discovered this recipe a few summers ago and have made it often. Believe me, it tastes as good as it looks!
9/10
Blackberry-Topped Sponge Cakes
Total Time
25 min
Servings
6 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
The recipe for my blackberry cakes is easy to play with. You can replace the sponge cake with angel food, pound cake or ladyfingers. And any fruit that has liquor with the same flavor can be used. —Karen Robinson, Woodbury, Connecticut
10/10
Orange Cake
Total Time
55 min
Servings
12 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
A delightful orange frosting is the secret to this cake from Kathleen Gingras of Thorold, Ontario. "It is great with a scoop of ice cream," she suggests.
