Delicious Homemade Sheet Cake Recipes (9×13)
A delicious collection of 7+ Homemade Sheet Cake Recipes (9×13). Perfect for parties, potlucks and large gatherings!
I love making 9×13 sheet cakes. There’s just something so easy about a cake baked in one layer that you don’t have to decorate with elaborate icing. Just a simple spread of icing does the trick and takes off so much of the pressure of baking cakes. But I also love these cakes because they’re easy to transport, so you can take them to parties and potlucks. And they’re also really easy to serve. Sheet cakes really are the most convenient of all cakes to make.
9X13 CAKES.
Let’s talk a bit about “sheet cakes”. When I say sheet cake, I really mean a 9 X 13 cake. But 9 X 13 cakes are often called sheet cakes, I know I’ve called them that before, but technically a 9×13 cake is not a sheet cakes. Sheet cakes are baked on actual sheet pans which are much bigger and have lower sides. But I do think when people look for ‘sheet cakes’ they likely mean 9×13 cakes. I really love making cakes in 9×13 pans. They’re SO easy to make and decorate, and they can feed a small crowd. They’re really the most unfussy of all cakes. Did I mention how easy they are to decorate? No fancy piping…just spread on the delicious frosting and add some sprinkles. Done.
Simple, delicious and crowd pleasing!
Over the years I’ve made quite a few of these cakes and have shared many of them with you. So I thought it would be a great idea to put them all into one easily accessible spot for you. And as I make more, I’ll just update this post with the new recipes…so make sure you PIN this post for later!
Chocolate Cake
This is THE BEST Chocolate Cake this is it. No really, it is. This rich chocolate cake is topped with a creamy chocolate buttercream frosting. Perfect for all occasions.
Strawberry Jello Poke Cake
This Strawberry Jello Poke Cake Recipe is an easy and delicious dessert recipe! A vanilla cake with strawberry jello poked throughout the cake, and topped with whipped cream and fresh strawberries. So good.
Carrot Cake Sheet Cake
This Carrot Cake Sheet Cake Recipe with a Cream Cheese Frosting is tender, sweet and so delicious! What I love most about this recipe, besides how tasty it is, is that this cake is made with a lot less oil than many other carrot cake recipes.
Hummingbird Sheet Cake
This Hummingbird Sheet Cake Recipe tastes like bananas and cinnamon and subtle pineapple all wrapped up in a moist and so very delicious cake. With the cream cheese icing it’s a show stopper!
Caramel Nut Cake
Caramel Nut Cake is a simple and delicious cake recipe that is made with a white cake mix as the base. Easy and so good!
Banana Bread Sheet Cake
This Banana Bread Sheet Cake Recipe so delicious! I love being able to use up old bananas and create a delicious and tender sheet cake that’s perfect for snacking. You can even make a cream cheese frosting for it and serve it as a birthday cake.
Raisin Oatmeal Sheet Cake
This Raisin Oatmeal Sheet Cake Recipe is a family favourite. It’s moist, cinnamon-y and oat-y. It’s great as a breakfast or snack cake. I will often take this cake to friends and family when we visit for the weekend.
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
This Chocolate Zucchini Sheet Cake Recipe would make a great birthday cake! I usually make the recipe in the form of loaves, but it would be perfect as a sheet cake as well. If you want to bake it as a sheet cake, prepare a 9×13 pan, and bake for about 50 minutes.
Easy Eggnog Cake
This Easy Eggnog Sheet Cake is made using a boxed Golden Cake Mix as the base. Topped with a delicious and creamy Eggnog Frosting. Classic eggnog flavour which is perfect for the holiday season!
Sheet Cake Baking Tips:
- Pan Size: I use a 9×13 baking pan for my sheet cakes
- Pan Prep: Make sure to prepare your pans before baking. I like to use a flour/oil spray (like PAM), or grease and flour, or parchment paper to line the bottom.
- Frosting: Make sure to let the cake cool completely before adding the frosting, or the frosting will melt.
- Serving Size: Most sheet cakes will feed 10 – 12 people
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Stay tuned for more delicious sheet cake recipes coming your way! I plan to add a vanilla sheet cake, a zucchini sheet cake and a funfetti sheet cake recipe soon.
Have a delicious day!
Now this is my kind of dessert to make!! Thanks for sharing these recipes!! Do you have a suggested sheet pan that you use? The size always confuses me…15 X 10? 9 X 13? Please help!!
Hi Felicia! I always use a 9×13 pan for my sheet cakes. Happy baking! 🙂