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12 Sheet Cakes Where the Frosting Is the Real Star of the Party

If you’re the kind of person who lives for the frosting, you’re in for a sweet treat. These 12 sheet cakes aren’t just about the base—they’re all about the rich, creamy, over-the-top frosting that takes each bite to the next level. Whether you love it fluffy, fudgy, or piled on thick, these recipes celebrate the real MVP of any dessert table. Get ready to swoon over cakes where the frosting truly steals the spotlight.

7UP Sheet Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

7UP Sheet Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
Photo Credit: From Valerie’s Kitchen.

An incredibly moist and tender white cake with an easy-as-can-be strawberry buttercream frosting. This 7UP Sheet Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting will go over in a big way at your next summer gathering!

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Peanut Butter Sheet Cake with Marshmallow Frosting

Peanut Butter Sheet Cake with Marshmallow Frosting
Photo Credit: Savory Experiments.

Peanut butter lovers rejoice! This Peanut Butter Cake with Marshmallow Frosting is the dessert recipe of your dreams. A moist cake that’s full of peanut butter flavor- everyone needs a good sheet cake recipe box.

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Easy Chocolate Sheet Cake with Fudge Frosting

Easy Chocolate Sheet Cake with Fudge Frosting
Photo Credit: Life as a Strawberry.

This is the easiest chocolate sheet cake: It’s ultra moist, needs just a few fridge and pantry staples (no buttermilk required!) and is ready in about an hour. Perfect as a birthday cake or dessert for a crowd. Topped with our favorite chocolate fudge frosting!

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Easy Strawberry Poke Cake Recipe

Easy Strawberry Poke Cake Recipe
Photo Credit: Pitch Fork Foodie.

Strawberry Poke Cake happens to be one of my new favorite cakes! Every hole in this cake is filled with creamy and decadent sweetened condensed milk and strawberry sauce! Then there’s a layer of whipped topping! It’s made with a cake mix, which means it’s super easy, and it’s best if it’s made ahead of time!

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Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Photo Credit: Flavor Mosaic.

This Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is an easy, delicious, moist pumpkin cake with a cream cheese frosting that the whole family will love. Tastes as good or better than the famous Pumpkin Roll Cake without the hassle of rolling the cake.

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Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Caramel Coffee Cinnamon Frosting

Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Caramel Coffee Cinnamon Frosting
Photo Credit: Borrowed Bites.

Moist Pumpkin Sheet Cake with a caramel, coffee, cinnamon frosting. This sheet cake is so easy, feeds a crowd, and is best made in advance. What more could you want?

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Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe from Belize

Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe from Belize
Photo Credit: The Foreign Fork.

Flavored with a (perfect) overload of bananas, cinnamon, and buttermilk, and complete with a delicious cream cheese frosting, this easy banana cake with cream cheese frosting is almost like a combination of cake and banana bread. It is the best banana cake recipe I’ve ever tried! And boy, oh boy, are you gonna want to try it, too.

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Applesauce Cake with Brown Butter Frosting

Applesauce Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
Photo Credit: Self Proclaimed Foodie.

Applesauce Cake with Brown Butter Frosting is a moist, easy to make, fall inspired scratch made cinnamon spice pecan cake flavored with applesauce!

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Peppermint Bark Poke Cake

Peppermint Bark Poke Cake
Photo Credit: Pitch Fork Foodie.

There’s so much to love about Peppermint Bark Poke Cake! First of all, who could resist a white cake mix all dressed up with peppermint flavored sweetened condensed milk, then topped with a hot fudge layer, and piled as high as possible with cheesecake whipped cream! Oh, and those candy cane pieces on top add the perfect amount of crunch!

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Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake
Photo Credit: Feel Good Foodie.

This carrot cake is so easy and needs just one baking pan! Plus, the cream cheese frosting is perfectly sweet and has just 4 ingredients.

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Classic School Cake

Classic School Cake
Photo Credit: Salt Butter Smoke.

Our classic school cake is a proper nostalgic bake! There’s a fluffy vanilla sponge, a simple white icing & plenty of sprinkles. This one’s great with custard.

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Jello Cake

Jello Cake
Photo Credit: From Valerie’s Kitchen.

Streaks of strawberry jello create a pretty effect and add delicious flavor to this easy Jello Cake. This poke cake recipe makes use of boxed cake mix for a no-fuss dessert that’s perfect for entertaining.

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