14 Sweet Sheet Cakes That Feed a Crowd Without the Fuss
Feeding a crowd doesn’t have to mean spending hours decorating an elaborate dessert. Sheet cakes are simple to make, easy to serve, and always a hit at birthdays, potlucks, holidays, and family gatherings. From rich chocolate favorites to light, fruity treats, these 14 sweet sheet cakes deliver big flavor with minimal effort, making them the perfect dessert for any occasion.
Yellow Sheet Cake
My homemade yellow sheet cake is soft, buttery, and baked to perfection in a 9×13 pan for an easy crowd-pleasing dessert. Topped with a silky, pourable chocolate ganache, it’s a great cake for birthday celebrations, parties, potlucks, and more. This easy yellow cake is the kind of classic treat you’ll want to bake on repeat.
Best Ever Cinnamon Apple Cake
Packed with fresh apples and cinnamon spice, this moist cinnamon apple cake is made in one bowl and perfect for fall!
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cake
Chocolate chip pumpkin cake—moist pumpkin cake bursting with warm fall spices, brown butter, and mini chocolate chips. This easy one-bowl dessert is made for pumpkin season; it turns out perfect every time!
Rich and Chewy Chocolate Butter Mochi Cake
Decadent and rich Chocolate Butter Mochi, with a chewy interior and crispy crust. Made with real chocolate, this unique fusion of Japanese mochi and Hawaiian flavors is the ultimate chocolate dessert!
Chocolate Pudding Poke Cake
Easy to make, Chocolate Pudding Poke Cake recipe begins with a Devil’s food cake mix, it is then topped with chocolate pudding, whipped cream (or Cool Whip,) and covered in either chocolate curls, shredded chocolate or even miniature chocolate chips!
Chocolate Banana Cake
This chocolate banana cake with a peanut butter cream cheese frosting combines all of my family’s favorite flavors! The light cake is full of chocolate and banana richness without being an overly sweet dessert, perfect for baking up all the time! So grab those ripe bananas, and let’s get started!
Preacher Cake
Preacher cake is such an amazing dessert that originally started out as a Southern treat with the goal of being fast! This cake is loaded with a huge variety of different mix-ins. The flavor of the pineapple, coconut, and walnuts is a subtle part of the cake, which is then paired with a tasty cream cheese frosting and topped with more walnuts and coconut!
Oatmeal Cake
Oatmeal Cake – a tender and moist classic oatmeal cake that is topped with a coconut and pecan streusel!
Vanilla Tray Bake
This vanilla tray bake is super easy-to-make, moist, and fluffy, and is topped with creamy vanilla buttercream frosting! Decorate it with sprinkles for a perfect finishing touch! You can bake this delicious and tender cake for a birthday cake, a family dessert, or anytime you need a classic vanilla cake that can feed a crowd!
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
This from-scratch sour cream coffee cake recipe features a tender cake with a delightful cinnamon ripple and buttery, crunchy streusel topping! This classic coffee cake is converted to a super moist version with the addition of sour cream! Perfect for a cozy breakfast or a sweet treat with your afternoon coffee.
Weight Watchers 7Up Cake
This 3 ingredient Weight Watchers 7Up cake is a super simple lemon cake mix recipe that is worth only 2 Weight Watchers points per slice. Frost your lemon cake with a layer of fluffy Cool Whip before topping it with some fresh fruit or lemon zest and you will be in heaven. This is one dessert you can enjoy guilt-free!
Walnut Banana Cake
Whether it’s banana bread, banana cream pie or a delicious banana split, I love them all! That’s why I’m excited to showcase this moist yet fluffy Walnut Banana Cake!
Orange Cake
Orange Cake with fluffy orange cream cheese frosting is a sweet and tangy dream come true! Homemade cake is moist, soft, and flavored with cinnamon, fresh orange juice, zest and more. And trust me, everyone will be fighting over who gets to lick the spoon that whipped up the frosting!
Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake is a moist chocolate cake in a sheet pan with chocolate buttercream frosting. One of my favorite recipes from Grandma!
