Food and Recipes Desserts Cakes Sheet Cakes 6 Delicious Sheet Cake Recipes to Welcome Spring By Southern Living Editors Updated on March 29, 2017 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Photo: Hector Sanchez Cake makes everything better—it's just a fact. When you're in a pinch and tasked with entertaining large crowds this spring and summer, you're going to need a dessert that goes the extra mile, both in size and flavor. Enter the deceptively simple and absolutely scrumptious sheet cake. Whether you're baking for a baby or engagement shower, church potluck, or Easter Sunday, a large, single-layer sheet cake is the ultimate crowd-pleasing dessert for festive celebrations. Sheet cakes offer all the deliciousness of regular layered cakes, sans the effort required to frost and bake their towering counterparts. Since spring is in the air—and, apparently, in the kitchen, too—we've chosen our most refreshing, colorful, and sweetest sheet cake recipes that use lighter ingredients and fresh flavors from lemons, berries, and flaky coconut. So start baking—just don't forget to save us a slice. 01 of 06 Plum-Berry Cornmeal Sheet Cake Alison Miksch Recipe: Plum-Berry Cornmeal Sheet Cake Don't be confused by the name. This recipe isn't cornbread cleverly disguised as cake. It's actually a vanilla-based cornmeal delicacy scented with orange zest and studded with fresh berries and plums. Turn to this recipe when you need something quick and convenient for a spring or summer brunch. Serve with ice cream, sweetened whipped cream, or maybe sour cream with a little vanilla and brown sugar stirred in. 02 of 06 Texas Sheet Cake with Fudge Icing Iain Bagwell Recipe: Texas Sheet Cake with Fudge Icing You know what goes well with chocolate? More chocolate. And that's exactly what you can expect with this classic Texas Sheet Cake. Make sure to enjoy it with a large glass of ice cold milk or coffee. 03 of 06 Carrot Sheet Cake Photo: Charles Walton Recipe: Carrot Sheet Cake Make this homemade recipe your go-to springtime dessert, instead of relying on the bakery or boxed mixes. Chock-full of carrots, smothered in velvety smooth cream cheese icing, and baked using just one sheet pan, we promise you'll always come back for more. 04 of 06 Buttermilk-Glazed Cherry Sheet Cake Photo: Alison Miksch Recipe: Buttermilk-Glazed Cherry Sheet Cake Pretty, please, with a cherry on top! This cherry-filled sheet cake is decadent enough to satisfy your sweet tooth, but it's not too sugary to enjoy for breakfast with a cup of coffee. It's packed with bursting fruit and topped with an incredible buttermilk glaze to make the perfect brunch recipe. 05 of 06 Coconut Sheet Cake Southern Living Recipe: Coconut Sheet Cake Love coconut cake but don't want to spend hours in the kitchen making a tall layer cake? Try this tropical-flavored and moist sheet cake covered in coconut. Our recipe for coconut-cream cheese frosting is the…well, the icing on the cake. 06 of 06 Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake Photo: Hector Sanchez Recipe: Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake We saved the best for last. Here, cake, lemon, buttermilk, and strawberries easily combine to make a simple sheet cake that's equally as delicious as the sum of its parts. It's a bright and colorful dessert centerpiece that's perfect for any spring table. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit