Party-Perfect Sheet Cake Recipes

By Southern Living

Use these tasty sheet cake recipes to make festive snack cakes for your next party. They require a little prep and decorating but are oh-so-good!

Sheet cakes are a delicious, simple approach for everyday desserts. These sheet cake recipes are perfect for parties, entertaining, or just enjoying any time. There are classic sheet cake recipes, including two recipes for the Texas dessert favorite: the Texas Sheet Cake with Fudge Icing, and the Blond Texas Sheet Cake. You will relish Southern flavors like the Classic Cola Cake. Chocolate lovers will have to try the Chocolate-Mayonnaise Cake, the Mississippi Mud Cake, and more. For simply scrumptious wonders, delight in the Coconut Sheet Cake, and the Tres Leches Cake. Sheet cake recipes mean one thing—you can always be in good shape to make and share a sweet delight.

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Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake

Photo: Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake

Trust us: This simple and swoon-worthy sheet cake will be a keeper in your recipe box. File it under "Springtime Crowd-pleaser."

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Sweet Tea-and-Lemonade Cake

Photo: Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Sweet Tea-and-Lemonade Cake

Feeling rowdy? Spin this into a tipsy cake by substituting up to 2 Tbsp. vodka or bourbon for the lemon juice in the frosting.

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Texas Sheet Cake with Fudge Icing

Photo: Iain Bagwell

Recipe: Texas Sheet Cake with Fudge Icing

Somehow, Texas claimed the sheet cake as its own in the mid-20th century, perhaps because of the pecans, an ingredient that grows in abundance throughout the Lone Star State. The defining element is its shape--and, of course, the icing, which has to be heated and poured on the warm, just-out-of-the-oven cake. The result is a rich, chocolaty treat that's iconic in Texas.

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Chocolate-Mayonnaise Cake

Recipe: Chocolate-Mayonnaise Cake

If you've never known the glory of a mayonnaise cake, you're in for a treat! The staple ingredient yields an ultra-moist crumb and keeps the sugar from taking over your taste buds.

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Mississippi Mud Cake

Recipe: Mississippi Mud Cake

Imagine the richest, darkest, most indulgent chocolate dessert you’ve ever eaten. Now add some marshmallows, and you've got this decadent yet simple-to-bake cake.

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Heavenly Angel Food Cake

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Recipe: Heavenly Angel Food Cake

These sheet cake recipes are Southern party classics. From birthday parties to baby showers—we can't think of any occasion that doesn't call for one of our Party-Perfect Sheet Cake Recipes!

The rich, moist texture of this divine angel food cake is unlike any other. Made from scratch in minutes, it's spread with frosting that's a lemon lover's dream.

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Fresh Apple Cake

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Recipe: Fresh Apple Cake

Thinly sliced apples create rich, moist layers of fruit within the cake. Top with your choice of Browned Butter Frosting, Cream Cheese Frosting, or Dark Chocolate Frosting.

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Chocolate Marble Sheet Cake

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Chocolate Marble Sheet Cake

Chocolate Marble Sheet Cake is a treat for chocoholics. The rich, creamy frosting blends coffee with cocoa for a delightful mocha flavor.

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German Chocolate Snack Cake

Recipe: German Chocolate Snack Cake

German chocolate cake is finished with a cheesecake topping in this dessert that is begging to be packed as a snack.

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Classic Cola Cake

Recipe: Classic Cola Cake

Our cola cake is simply one of the best in the world. The magical brew of carbonated cola is the secret to the tender texture of the cake and chocolate frosting.

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Coconut Sheet Cake

Recipe: Coconut Sheet Cake

Coconut cake just got easier. Make a sheet cake instead of a layer cake for a dessert that's as easy as it is delicious. Top with cream cheese icing and a sprinkle of coconut for a cool, delicious dessert.

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Blond Texas Sheet Cake

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Recipe: Blond Texas Sheet Cake

If you're not a huge fan of chocolate you'll love this spin on the traditional Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake. A Caramel-Pecan Frosting takes the place of the fudge frosting, and almond extract gives it its delicious flavor.

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Texas Sheet Cake

Recipe: Texas Sheet Cake

One of the most versatile cakes you'll ever bake, this chocolate cake is topped with a to-die-for Fudge Frosting. Try dressing it up with toffee bits or toasted pecans. Or even try our Peanut Butter-Fudge Cake version.

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Tres Leches Cake

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Recipe: Tres Leches Cake

This outstanding dessert takes a little extra effort, but even Prince George would be impressed by the Tres Leches Cake. The mixture of feathery frosting, moist cake, and creamy sauce is sure to delight all of your prince themed party guests.

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