Sheet Cake - Wikipedia

Cake baked in a flat rectangular pan Sheet cake

Iced and decorated American sheet cake for a student graduation
Alternative names	Slab cake
Type	Cake
Course	Dessert
Serving temperature	Cold
Media: Sheet cake

A sheet cake or slab cake is a cake baked in a large, flat, rectangular cake pan. Sheet cakes can be grouped into two broad categories.

Sheet cakes are usually 2 inches (5 cm) deep, although they are sometimes 3 inches (8 cm) deep. These single-layer cakes are frequently frosted, with decorations and ornamental frosting along the borders and the flat top surface.[1]

These cakes are commonly available pre-made in supermarkets and bakeries and tend to be inexpensive due to their simple manufacturing process.[2][3] There are many brands that sell boxed cake mixes that can be baked as sheet cakes, including Betty Crocker, King Arthur Flour, and Duncan Hines.[4]

Flavors

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They may be made in any flavor, with chocolate and vanilla being the two most common.[5] Commonly made in the home with boxed cake mixes, they can come in a variety of additional flavors or with batter mix-ins, such as sprinkles and chocolate chips. Sheet cakes are made from a single continuous piece of cake, or, for very large cakes, several sheets of cake placed side by side so that it looks like a single continuous piece of cake. Nuts, chocolate chips, coconut flakes, or other toppings can be sprinkled over the top.

A layer cake may be made from a sheet cake that has been split, filled with jam or icing, and frosted.

Size

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Cake sizes are named after the size of pan that the cake is baked in. Sheet cakes, in general, are usually 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 cm) deep, though a some recipes call for a thin sheet cake of 1 inch (2.5 cm) depth.

In American sizing, the full-size sheet pan is 26 in × 18 in (660 mm × 460 mm), which is too large for most home ovens.[6] A half sheet pan is half that size, or about 18 in × 13 in (460 mm × 330 mm).[6] Quarter sheets are 9 in × 13 in (230 mm × 330 mm).[6] The half sheet is approximately the same size as the largest mass-market sheet cakes found in supermarkets, and the quarter sheet is a common size for rectangular, single-layer cakes (e.g., the size used for a regular-sized box of cake mix, holding six cups (1.5 L) of batter[7]).

A quarter-sheet usually results in 16 to 24 servings of cake.

Gallery

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• A man cuts into a slab cake.
• A large sheet cake, served at a political event
• Edible ink printing can produce a photo-like decoration.
• Donauwelle, a marble cake with cherries
• Chocolate sheet cake topped with nuts
• Sheet cake with pineapples and maraschino cherries
• Decorated sheet cake, partially cut for serving

See also

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• Cake decorating
• School cake, a type of sheet cake
• Swiss roll
• List of desserts

References

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1. ^ "sheet cake (noun) American English definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary". www.macmillandictionary.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. ^ "Cakes for Any Occasion - Walmart.com". Walmart.com. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
3. ^ "Sheet Cake Cite".
4. ^ "We Tried 9 Kinds of Yellow Cake Mix and This Was Our Favorite". Allrecipes. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
5. ^ "Popular Cake Flavors" (PDF).
6. ^ a b c Mitchell, Karen; Hansen, Sarah Mitchell (17 September 2013). "Equipment". The Model Bakery Cookbook: 75 Favorite Recipes from the Beloved Napa Valley Bakery. Chronicle Books. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-4521-2991-4.
7. ^ Carpenter, Autumn (1 November 2013). Decorate Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids: Techniques, Projects, and Party Plans for Teaching Kids, Teens, and Tots. Quarto Publishing Group USA. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-61058-874-4.

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