20+ Homemade Sheet Cake Recipes In Less Than 1 Hour (2024)

If you’re looking for new dessert recipes to try, check out these delicious sheet cake recipes! These cakes are very easy to make and you can find a variety of different flavors and toppings. If you are looking for treats to bring to a birthday, gathering, or family event… you’ll find the perfect recipe down below!

Here are the recipes I found:

Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Source: Sallys Baking Addiction
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 22 min
Servings: 12
Number of Ingredients: 18

Looking for classic cake recipe that just about everyone will love?! If so, this yellow sheet cake is the one. Made with basic ingredients and featuring a creamy chocolate fudge frosting, this cake will become your go-to recipe for whenever you’re short on time!

Texas Chocolate Quarter Sheet Cake

Source: Dessert for Two
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Servings: 12
Number of Ingredients: 16

When in need of a dessert for small gatherings, here’s a recipe you’ll love making! This quarter sheet Texas chocolate cake is as lovely and creamy as a chocolate cake can be. Plus, there’s a to-die-for frosting over it. Yummy!

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Salted Caramel Apple Sheet Cake

Source: Handle The Heat
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Servings: 36
Number of Ingredients: 16

When Fall rolls around each year, I love making any dessert with apples in it. If you like making easy and quick cakes, this salted caramel apple sheet cake is perfect to make when the weather starts getting colder. It takes less than an hour to make and give your around 36 servings. Save this for next Fall!

Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Glaze

Source: The Food Charlatan
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 14 min
Servings: 20
Number of Ingredients: 14

When life gives you lemons… you make a lemon sheet cake! This cake is moist, lemony, and has an amazing lemon glaze. Needless to say, it’s the perfect summer dessert to make that won’t take up much of your time

Related Post: Lemon Dessert Recipe Ideas

Vanilla Sheet Cake

Source: Life Love and Sugar
Prep Time: 45 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Servings: 25
Number of Ingredients: 18

I don’t know about you… but a 9×13 pan is a lifesaver in my house! Everything from lasagna to brownies and everything in between. But if you want to try something just using a baking sheet, check out this simple vanilla cake recipe. Change out the frosting colors and sprinkles to fit the theme of your party

Texas Turtle Sheet Cake

Source: I Am Baker
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 25 min
Servings: 24
Number of Ingredients: 14

What’s better than a chocolate cake? A chocolate cake with caramel, chocolate frosting, chocolate chips, and pecans! If that sounds finger-licking good, you just have to make this Texas turtle sheet cake. Just look at the photos and you’ll see it’s a must-try recipe

Incredible Butterscotch Cake

Source: Julie Blanner
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Servings: 24
Number of Ingredients: 14

Desserts with butterscotch have a sweeeet spot in my heart. Whether you’re a butterscotch lover yourself or you just want to try baking something new, you’re going to love this recipe! In just about 30 minutes you’ll have the perfect dessert to share

Mint Chocolate Chip Sheet Cake

Source: The View From Great Island
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 35 min
Servings: 16
Number of Ingredients: 17

Are you looking for a delicious, moist cake you can make in less than an hour? Check out this mint chocolate chip sheet cake. It’s topped with an incredibly delicious mint chip frosting. It’s the perfect cake for birthdays, potlucks, and all types of gatherings

Cinnamon Roll Sheet Cake

Source: OH Sweet Basil
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 24 min
Servings: 24-36
Number of Ingredients: 19

If you love anything that has cinnamon in it, you need to check out this cinnabon cinnamon roll sheet cake. It’s baked on a baking sheet, takes 40 minutes to make it, and has vanilla cream cheese frosting. Can you ask for more?

Red Velvet Sheet Cake with Vanilla Bean Frosting

Source: Cravings Journal
Prep Time: 40 min
Cook Time: 45 min
Servings: 8
Number of Ingredients: 14

Whether you’re looking for a valentines day dessert to make for a group or just love red velvet, this sheet cake recipe would be perfect. It looks amazing and that frosting is to die for!

Carrot Sheet Cake Recipe

Source: The Forked Spoon
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 22 min
Servings: 24
Number of Ingredients: 19

Are you looking for your next Easter dessert idea? Take a look at this carrot sheet cake! It’s very moist and creamy… plus, it would be perfect to have after the kids are done hunting down all those Easter eggs. I love the little frosted carrots she make on top!

Gingerbread Sheet Cake

Source: The Loopy Whisk
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 38 min
Servings: 12
Number of Ingredients: 19

There’s no such thing as a perfect Christmas dessert… oh, wait, there is. It’s this gingerbread sheet cake. Simple to make and topped with a delish cinnamon frosting, this cake will be a real feast for the family around the holidays!

Vanilla Sheet Cake Dessert

Source: The Sweet Baker
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Servings: 12-24
Number of Ingredients: 17

Are you in need of an easy dessert that won’t cost much? Here’s one! This vanilla sheet cake is moist, soft, and features a vanilla buttercream on the top. And, best of all, it requires basic ingredients, most of which you probably already have at home

9×13 Oreo Cake

Source: The First Year Blog
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 45 min
Servings: 20
Number of Ingredients: 15

Oreo is one of my favorite cookies and ingredients when it comes to desserts. And, while you might think this one is hard to make… it’s not like that and this recipe proves it. It’s made in a 9×13-inch pan, has a single layer, and it’s full of Oreos. To make it, check out the tutorial and bake your own this weekend!

Related Post: Easy Oreo Dessert Ideas

Chocolate Sheet Cake

Source: Preppy Kitchen
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 50 min
Servings: 20
Number of Ingredients: 17

If you are a chocolate-fanatic and love a good cake, you’ll adore this chocolate sheet cake. It’s moist and topped with fudge chocolate buttercream. Plus, in just about an hour… you’ll have a dessert that you could bring over for any occasion

Homemade Funfetti Inspired Cake

Source: Averie Cooks
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Servings: 9
Number of Ingredients: 15

Have a birthday in the family coming up soon? I don’t know about you, but I feel like theres always a birthday thats getting close. What’s best about this funfetti cake is that it takes 10 minutes to prepare it and 30 minutes to bake. Perfect for a quick birthday dessert!

Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Source: Lil’ Luna
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Servings: 15
Number of Ingredients: 18

Fall is all about crafts and baking in my mind lol… this pumpkin cake is the classic dessert for the season. What makes it so delish is that it’s moist, has lots of fall flavors, and it’s topped with cream cheese frosting. Gather the ingredients and get cooking!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Source: Dear Crissy

Chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven. And, they’re the main ingredients of this sheet cake recipe. Now, you can finally make a chocolate peanut butter cake without much hassle. While you will need many ingredients, it’s totally worth it. Just look at the photos!

Almond Poppy Seed Sheet Cake

Source: Ashlee Marie
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Servings: 54
Number of Ingredients: 16

Who said that cakes aren’t healthy? Here’s a recipe that contains poppy seeds, and seeds are healthy. Just kidding… but this cake will definitely satisfy your sweet tooth. With almond extract, poppy seeds, and several basic baking ingredients, this cake is easy to make. And, oh yeah, there’s a cream cheese frosting. Yes, please!

Pineapple Sheet Cake

Source: Spicy Southern Kitchen
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Servings: 20
Number of Ingredients: 14

Are you looking for a tasty summer dessert? Check out this pineapple sheet cake. It’s made of pineapples, coconuts, pecan, and several basic ingredients. The icing on the top is the cherry on top of this cake. You just can’t miss it!

My mouth is already watering for some of these sheet cake recipes. I already want to try them all, if you have a sweet tooth like me, save this post for later so you can bake your heat away. While the cake is in the oven, take a few minutes to check out the free printables I have below!