sponge finger

plural sponge fingers

1. UKSynonym of ladyfinger (“a sponge cake biscuit”).

   Among familiar twice-baked cookies are zwieback (not for babies only); […] French pain d’amandes; sponge fingers, and the Greek paximadia, made with walnuts.

   1992 December 10, Helen Witty, “Sweet Twofers”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025

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   Mr. Fercher’s specialties include maronitortchen (chestnut torte), malakofftorte (sponge fingers with whipped cream, almonds and coffee cream), and fruchte auf blatterteig, an awesome concoction of fruit, puff pastry and sponge cake.

   1986 December 12, Patricia Leigh Brown, “Vienna Re-creates a Lively Cafe of 1856”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015

   An amaretto cheesecake with a dark nutty crust was delicious, and so were a tiramisu and a cold zabaglione served with raspberries. Crisp sponge fingers are served with the very good cappuccino.

   1994 August 28, Valerie Sinclair, “Dining Out: A Welcoming, Generous Italian Place”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   Synonyms: ladyfinger