This is a classic-style sheet cake, and it’s so delicious. Everyone needs a good yellow butter cake in their recipe collection! The great thing about a yellow sheet cake is that it can pair perfectly with so many different kinds of frosting flavors like white buttercream, dark chocolate buttercream or cream cheese frosting.
This recipe comes from a new book by Abigail Johnson Dodge: Sheet Cake- Easy One-Pan Recipes for Every Day and Every Occasion. I’ve always loved Abby’s cookbooks. She’s a fabulous baker! In this book, Abby teaches us how to bake sheet cakes of every kind and for lots of different occasions. Here are a few of my favorite, must-make recipes in the book:
Carrot Cake with Orange Buttercream Fluffernutter Cake Spice Cake with Walnut Buttercream Cinnamon-Bun Swirl Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Banana Buttermilk Cake S’Mores Stacked Cake Old School Poppy Seed Jelly Roll Butterscotch Pudding Cake Marbled Ice Cream Cake
How to make yellow sheet cake:
The batter is mixed just like any other cake batter. You’ll use all purpose flour, and you don’t need cake flour. The batter will be light and fluffy, and it’s spread into the half-sheet pan for baking.
This is my best chocolate buttercream frosting. It’s chocolatey, smooth, creamy, rich and so good!
This yellow sheet cake rises a bit, but it doesn’t rise a lot. It’s a thinner-style cake. Once cooled, spread chocolate frosting on top.
And the best part about a sheet cake is that it feeds a lot of people! One sheet cake made in a half-sheet pan can feed 24 people.
This yellow sheet cake turns out a moist and tender crumb. It’s an excellent yellow butter cake, and it’s made even better paired with chocolate frosting. Add sprinkles for a festive look if you’re celebrating a birthday. Enjoy!
