Cake, sponge, with butter icing, homemade

Homemade sponge cake with butter icing is a baked cake covered or filled with butter-based icing. The figures describe the finished cake, including its icing. It mainly provides carbohydrate and fat. Per 100g, it contains 56g of carbohydrate, including 40g of sugars, and 27g of fat, including 17g of saturated fat.

Carbohydrate and fat both provide energy. The sugar and saturated fat content are points to note for people monitoring their intake. Eating too much saturated fat can raise blood cholesterol, while frequent consumption of sugary foods contributes to tooth decay. Full nutritional figures are in the tables below.