Food and Recipes Desserts 9x13 Dessert Wonders That'll Seriously Wow Any Crowd By Kaitlyn Yarborough Kaitlyn Yarborough Part of the Southern Living team since 2017, Kaitlyn Yarborough is a Georgia native living in Austin, Texas, who covers a wide variety of topics for both the magazine and website, focusing on culture and lifestyle content, as well as travel in the South. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on July 28, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Try as we might, we've yet to find a handier sidekick in the kitchen than our 9x13 baking dish. From glorious breakfast bakes to hearty dinner casseroles, this pan shows off its skills on a daily basis. For Southern hostesses, the 13x9 is nothing less than essential when it comes to churning out delicious, crowd-pleasing dishes that make simple look intricate and easy look laborious. Whether you're packing fresh summer berries and peaches into a warm, gooey cobbler, or frosting a moist single-layer sheet cake with envious ease, you always have a trick up your sleeve as long as you have a 13x9 on the counter. Our Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake is always a fan favorite, and our Pumpkin-Chocolate Brownies are a lovely seasonal treat. If you're in search of delicious desserts for a crowd or quick grab-and-go treats, then check out our easy 9x13 desserts that will wow at every occasion. 01 of 23 Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake Photo: Hector Sanchez Recipe: Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake This strawberry-speckled sheet cake never disappoints, no matter the celebration. You'll be making it for every spring or summer soiree. 02 of 23 Two-Ingredient Pineapple Angel Food Cake Jessica Furniss/Southern Living Recipe: Two-Ingredient Pineapple Angel Food Cake This two-ingredient dessert really couldn't be easier. It comes together in one bowl, bakes in a crowd-feeding 9x13-inch pan, and can be finished off with the simplest of toppings, such as whipped cream, powdered sugar, or fruit. If you keep the angel food cake mix and canned pineapple on hand, this easy dessert comes together at the drop of a hat. 03 of 23 Pecan-Peach Cobbler Beth Dreiling Hontzas Recipe: Pecan-Peach Cobbler It's just not summer in the South without a perfectly baked, bubbly peach cobbler, and this recipe gets an added nuttiness from pecans that perfectly cut the sweet and tart flavor. With this dish, there's plenty to go around—though it'll still be gone in a snap. 04 of 23 Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake This old-fashioned delicacy uses our ever-versatile Duke's mayonnaise to make the fluffiest and most impeccably moist sheet cake ever. This transportable 13x9 recipe will make your life a little easier for your next potluck. 05 of 23 Blackberry-Peach Cobbler Bars Hector Sanchez; Styling: Heather Chadduck Recipe: Blackberry-Peach Cobbler Bars Fresh blackberries and juicy peaches come together in a grab-and-go version of a classic cobbler. The crunchy, streusel-like topping with roasted glazed pecans finishes off these summer bars. 06 of 23 Sweet Tea-and-Lemonade Cake Hector Sanchez Recipe: Sweet Tea-and-Lemonade Cake Take a favorite refreshing Southern beverage, the Arnold Palmer, and let it head up the summer cookout dessert table. For festive events such as the Masters or Kentucky Derby, spin this into a tipsy cake by substituting up to two tablespoons of vodka or bourbon for the lemon juice in the frosting. 07 of 23 Luscious Lemon Bars Southern Living Recipe: Luscious Lemon Bars This classic confection is always a favorite at luncheons, showers, and even barbecues. Even better: You can make this recipe up to one month ahead and freeze. 08 of 23 Cream Cheese Brownies Micah A. Leal Recipe: Cream Cheese Brownies A tray of brownies is always a crowd-pleaser, but these Cream Cheese Brownies are a surefire winner. 09 of 23 Plum-Berry Cornmeal Sheet Cake Alison Miksch Recipe: Plum-Berry Cornmeal Sheet Cake This vanilla-flavored cornmeal batter gives the perfect not-too-sweet base for the topping of fresh berries and plums. Top it with fresh whipped cream when serving for a light finish. 10 of 23 Hot Buttered Rum Bread Pudding Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Hot Buttered Rum Bread Pudding This aromatic dessert is full of warm spices, butter, brown sugar, and rum, making it positively irresistible! If rum isn't for you, try substituting it with maple syrup. 11 of 23 Coca-Cola Cake Southern Living Recipe: Coca-Cola Cake Coca-Cola, with its richly sweet syrup and magical bubbly brew, is the not-so-secret ingredient that gives this classic Southern cake its moist and tender texture. 12 of 23 Heavenly Angel Food Cake Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas Recipe: Heavenly Angel Food Cake Angel Food Cake might be the most versatile and delectable base for desserts aplenty. Cut into squares for tea-time petit fours, frost generously for a sheet cake, or bake in a round angel food pan to serve up with some strawberries and cream. 13 of 23 Pumpkin Spice-Heath Cake Alison Miksch Recipe: Pumpkin Spice-Heath Cake A simple spiced cream cheese frosting topped with toffee bits makes this sheet cake taste as amazing as it looks. 14 of 23 Pumpkin-Chocolate Brownies Greg DuPree Recipe: Pumpkin-Chocolate Brownies Get festive this fall with these swirled brownies. Pumpkin and chocolate lovers alike won't have any complaints! 15 of 23 Sara Evans' Missouri Dirt Cake Southern Living Recipe: Sara Evans' Missouri Dirt Cake This recipe only requires 6 ingredients, making it one of the easiest desserts ever and just as tasty. 16 of 23 Cakey Strawberry Cobbler Photographer: Jen Causey, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely, Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Recipe: Cakey Strawberry Cobbler This cross between a cobbler and a cake is one of our favorite warm-weather desserts. Serve with a dollop of your favorite vanilla ice cream. 17 of 23 Death by Chocolate Micah A. Leal Recipe: Death by Chocolate Chocolate cake + chocolate pudding + whipped cream? Sounds like a dream to us. 18 of 23 Fresh Apple Cake Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Amy Burke Recipe: Fresh Apple Cake Perfect for the fall, this cake is full of cinnamon, apples, and nuts to feed your crowd (maybe even dessert for breakfast?). 19 of 23 Fresh Peach Cobbler Photographer: Fred Hardy II, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Props Stylist: Christina Brockman Recipe: Fresh Peach Cobbler When you have an overflowing basket of farmers' market peaches, the only thing to do is make cobbler. 20 of 23 Chocolate Lasagna Southern Living Recipe: Chocolate Lasagna Pasta and red sauce? You won't find either of those ingredients in our sweet take on the savory staple. 21 of 23 Ultimate Dark Chocolate Brownies Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Ultimate Dark Chocolate Brownies If you're a fan of dark chocolate, these brownies are calling your name. 22 of 23 Winter Blackberry Cobbler Iain Bagwell Recipe: Winter Blackberry Cobbler This fresh-out-of-the-oven blackberry cobbler may work wonders for the soul during the summer, but in our opinion, it's just as good in the winter (be sure to freeze berries in the summertime for fresh flavor year-round). Between the lattice crust and sweet berry filling, we're not sure what will impress your guests more. 23 of 23 Chocolate Delight Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Chocolate Delight Layers of vanilla and chocolate pudding and whipped topping are sure to delight, and we have a feeling the first bite will bring back memories of summer's past. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit