When hosting a party or event, there are many dessert options. When asked what’s the best and easiest dessert to serve a crowd, we suggest a sheet cake. What’s considered a sheet cake? It’s any single-layer cake in a large rectangular pan coated with a simple frosting. What size pan used to bake a sheet cake varies from home cook to home cook, but typically they’re baked in something similar to a jelly roll pan. These 6 shareable sheet cake recipes will work if you’re hosting a game day party, shower, family gathering, etc. Bake, frost, slice and you have a crowd-pleasing dessert.
Texas Sheet Cake
"Easy to make and always a family favorite!" - Vanessa Gregg (Leavenworth, KS)
Peanut Butter Sheet Cake
"This wonderful recipe comes from a friend whose had it for many years. It is just delicious. Excellent dessert to take to a pot luck." - Patricia Hanson (The Villages, FL)
Coconut Topped/Cream Cheese Sheet Cake
"I like the dense texture, together with the creaminess of the cream cheese frosting, and the crunchiness of the toasted coconut." - Cassie (Pennsylvania)
Sheet Cake That Tastes Like Brownies
"I have made this cake for 39 years. Ever since I have been married... lol. This is so good. I have not had one person that did not like this." - Brenda-Lee Barajas (Watertown, NY)
Cindy's Pumpkin Cake
"Years ago when I was going to school, my study buddy gave me a few pieces of this cake. Of all the variations out there I still like hers the best." - Mary Louise (Marshfield, WI)