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I’ve rounded up over 15 of my favorite sheet cake recipes, all baked in a simple 9×13 pan—no layering, no fancy decorating, and no stress. These are the kinds of cakes you can mix up, bake, frost, and serve straight from the pan, making them perfect for potlucks, birthdays, or just a simple weeknight treat.
What I love most about sheet cakes is how approachable they are. You don’t need any special equipment or decorating skills to make something that tastes incredible. Whether you’re a beginner baker or just short on time, these recipes come together easily and still deliver that soft, moist, bakery-style texture. It’s really all about great flavor without the extra work.
A few of my personal favorites from this list include my carrot sheet cake, which is perfectly spiced and topped with a rich cream cheese frosting, my funfetti sheet cake, which is soft, buttery, and always a hit for celebrations, and my Mississippi mud cake, which is rich, chocolatey, and topped with gooey marshmallows and frosting. These are the recipes I find myself coming back to again and again.
15+ Sheet Cake Recipes To Bake Up For A Crowd
You’ll find a mix of classic flavors and nostalgic favorites in this roundup, so there’s truly something for everyone. Whether you need a quick dessert for a crowd or just want something simple to bake at home, these sheet cakes are guaranteed to be easy, delicious, and totally worth making.
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Crumb Cake
This fluffy, tender vanilla cake topped with a buttery, brown sugar streusel layered on top.
This cinnamon roll cake has a fluffy yellow cake, with a brown sugar cinnamon swirled throughout, then topped with a cinnamon roll icing. It tastes just like a cinnamon roll in cake form!
If you’re looking for the ultimate chocolate dessert, this Mississippi Mud Cake is it. This recipe starts with an easy to mix up chocolate layer cake, then topped with mini marshmallows, and a quick chocolate icing poured over the top. The best part? No electric mixer is needed!
If you’re looking for the ultimate chocolate dessert, this Mississippi Mud Cake is it. This recipe starts with an easy to mix up chocolate layer cake, then topped with mini marshmallows, and a quick chocolate icing poured over the top. The best part? No electric mixer is needed!
This cake is the easiest cake ever! Tornado cake, also called the do nothing cake but it's simple measure and stir it all together. The coconut pecan topping gets made on the stovetop and poured over the top.
These banana cake is moist and easy to make! If you love banana bread you are going to love this cake. Top it off with a cream cheese frosting for an easy delicious dessert.
This easy chocolate peppermint cake recipe is made with a moist chocolate cake, peppermint flavor, and topped with a peppermint cream cheese frosting! It's baked as an easy sheet cake, so it's a breeze to decorate for the holidays. Simply top with a few crushed candy canes for a fuss-free holiday dessert!
If you love honey buns, then you are going to love this delicious honey bun cake! A homemade yellow cake made with a brown sugar cinnamon filling. After it's baked, the cake is topped with a sweet glaze made of vanilla and honey!
In the summertime, I always seem to have way too much zucchini on my hands that I never know what to do with. This chocolate zucchini cake with easy stovetop fudge icing is great way to use it all up. And you would never know there are vegetables secretly hiding in this fudgy cake. The key to this super moist cake is to not wring out the zucchini so it retains its moisture.
This easy Strawberry Poke Cake recipe is a perfect for a summer party or a quick dessert on a hot day. A homemade vanilla sheet cake that after baking gets poked with holes and some strawberry Jell-O poured over it. Then top it with buttercream icing and fresh strawberries, and you're good to go! This cake takes about 15 minutes to mix up!
