Butter Cake Vs Sponge Cake -- Is There A Difference?
Decorating By tobycat Updated 1 Mar 2007 , 7:08am by tobycat
First of all, I just have to shout that I finally made a completely scratch cake that turned out awesome! 
And, I even added my own twist to it, so I feel like it's completely mine. The only irony is that it's a strawberry cake, and I thought I would hate it! I made a practice cake for one I'm doing this weekend. But, it turned out to be fabulous.
So here's my question....is a butter cake the same thing as a sponge cake? This thing has 2 sticks of butter, and it came out mighty heavy, but it still tasted super moist and more near a pound cake consistency, but not completely. Hope that makes sense.
Anyway, just wondering....
Thanks,
Sarah
You can probably find your answer here:
http://www.baking911.com/cakes/sponge.htm
There are several types of raised cakes: butter (shortened) and foam (no fat).
Foam cakes: Angel Food, Sponge, Genoise, Chiffon, etc.
Butter: Pound, Yellow, White and Fruitcake, etc.
For a more complete explanation:
http://www.joyofbaking.com/CakeMaking.html
HTH
so the answer is no...butter and sponge cakes are not the same, mostly it is the method of making the cake that is different.
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