Graduation season is here, and that means it’s time to celebrate big milestones with even bigger desserts. Whether you’re throwing a backyard bash for your favorite senior or feeding a whole crew after the ceremony, sheet cakes are the easiest way to serve a crowd without the fuss. These simple, sweet recipes are total crowd-pleasers—perfect for making your grad feel extra special. From classic flavors to fun twists, you’ll want to bookmark a few of these for the party (and maybe sneak a slice before guests arrive).
Moravian Sugar Cake From Scratch
Moravian Sugar Cake is made with soft yeast dough and topped with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, for a sweet, caramelized treat.
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My Take On Paula Deen’s Gooey Butter Cake
Inspired by Paula Deen iconic recipe, this Gooey Butter Cake has a tender crumb, super-soft filling, and rich butter flavor that lives up to its name.
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Carrot Cake Sheet Cake With A Buttermilk Twist
This Carrot Cake Sheet Cake is packed with fresh carrots, cinnamon, and pecans, then topped with rich cream cheese frosting.
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Hummingbird Sheet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Hummingbird Sheet Cake has ripe bananas, pineapple, and cinnamon for that tropical taste. And you top it all off with a rich cream cheese frosting and crunchy pecans.
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Moist Apple Sheet Cake Recipe With Caramel Frosting
This recipe is made with spiced apples and rich homemade caramel frosting, like a caramel apple but you can eat it with a fork!
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Sweetly Southern Coca-Cola Cake With Marshmallows
This cola cake is made with the iconic soda, mini marshmallows, and unsweetened cocoa powder for extra rich chocolate flavor.
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St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake
Rich and delicious, St. Louis Butter Cake is a classic sheet cake packed with buttery flavor and a gooey filling.
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From Scratch Chocolate Mud Cake With Marshmallow Frosting
This one pan cake recipe has a moist chocolate cake base topped with gooey marshmallows and a homemade butter frosting.
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Moist Pineapple Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
This pineapple cake with cream cheese frosting is super moist, yet light and fluffy and is easy to make in just one pan!
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Moist Texas Sheet Cake With Pecans
Texas Sheet Cake with cocoa, bittersweet chocolate, and pecans. A simple Southern recipe that’s big on flavor and texture.
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Strawberry Jello Cake
Strawberry Jello Cake starts with a classic white cake mix baked to perfection and then infused with sweet and fruity strawberry Jello.
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Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe
If you love chocolate check out this simple recipe. This Chocolate Sheet Cake is ridiculously easy to make, it is super moist and it is the perfect dessert to feed a crowd!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Sheet Cake
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Cake has lots of whipped cream for good measure! This is a dessert you need try if you love sheet cakes.
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Rhubarb Coffee Cake With Brown Butter Crumble
This soft and moist rhubarb coffee cake is an easy recipe that’s perfect for spring or summer, with a delicious brown butter streusel topping.
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Strawberry Jelly Cake With Cream Cheese Icing
Loaded with fresh strawberry sauce and a cream cheese whipped topping, this updated recipe will be your new go-to sheet cakes.
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Strawberry Sheet Cake
A luscious strawberry sheet cake with fresh strawberries and cream cheese frosting that’s always a crowd-pleaser and easy to take along for potlucks.
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Effortless Cherry Dump Cake
As delicious as it is easy to make, this Cherry Dump Cake is made with cherry pie filling, cream cheese, and a box of yellow cake mix.
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Sourdough Banana Cake With Cinnamon Maple Frosting
Sourdough banana cake combines brown butter, ripe bananas, and sourdough discard for a moist, flavorful cake topped with maple cream cheese frosting. Perfect for using up extra starter!
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No Bowl Mocha Snack Cake Recipe
This deep and rich mocha snack cake comes together in a snap and without a bowl! It’s mixed up directly in the cake pan! Slather it with mocha frosting or dust with powdered sugar.
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Decadent Lemon Jello Poke Cake
This sweet and citrusy Lemon Poke Cake has a delicious vanilla sponge base soaked with ribbons of lemon Jell-O and lemon Cool Whip frosting.
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Perfect Vanilla Sheet Cake Recipe
This Vanilla Sheet Cake recipe turns out perfectly every single time. The cake is perfectly moist, flavorful and fluffy! Best of all, it’s so customizable.
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Buttermilk Cake With Praline Topping
Try this buttermilk cake that is moist and topped with a delicious brown sugar praline topping for a simple and easy recipe.
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Fresh Cherry Coffee Cake With Raspberries
Make a brunch or breakfast meeting exceptional by serving a cherry coffee cake with fresh fruit instead of streusel.
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Lemon Pudding Poke Cake
Whip up a tangy Lemon Pudding Poke Cake. A lemon cake mix base is filled with creamy lemon pudding and topped with whipped topping.
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Easy & Moist Chocolate Pumpkin Sheet Cake
This 9 x 13 chocolate pumpkin sheet cake recipe uses canned pumpkin puree, and features pumpkin cream cheese frosting.
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