Vanilla Sheet Cake

Who doesn’t love a sheet cake? Add “easy” to that descriptor and we’re all in!

Important Note: this cake looks completely underwhelming, so you will just have to trust me on the absolutely gem it is.

This recipe is a bit modified from the book: The Turquoise Table

As an aside, the book was a fun read and I passed it along to another when I finished it.

Kept the recipe though; it’s absolutely delicious and is one requested by Sweet E for his birthday.

Yep, it’s that good.

Frost with whatever buttercream you like! I went with a much requested chocolate on this one.

The cake is moist and dense and, well, you’re gonna have to try it to experience the YAS! of it all.

Let’s simply get to it, shall we!

Vanilla Sheet Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups cane sugar
1 teaspoon Celtic Salt
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup water
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tbsp vanilla bean paste OR 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375
Butter and flour a 12×17-inch rimmed baking sheet (see notes)
In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda.
Melt butter and water in a saucepan. Do not bring to boil.
Pour melted butter and water over flour mixture and mix well with a mixer.
Add eggs, sour cream, vanilla bean paste (or vanilla) and mix until smooth.
Pour into prepared baking pan and bake for 20 or so minutes – until the cake is just golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool completely before icing with you desired recipe.
Cut and serve!

Notes:

I have used a longer baking pan and a shorter baking pan for this recipe. Simply adjust your cooking times. If the pan is deeper and shorter, add a few minutes, but keep close eye on. If the pan is longer, subtract a few minutes.

Printable Recipe

Vanilla Sheet Cake

Name: Vanilla Sheet Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 2 cups cane sugar; 1 teaspoon Celtic Salt; 1 cup unsalted butter; 1 cup water; 2 eggs, slightly beaten; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste OR 1 tsp vanilla

Yield: 16

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

A dense delicious vanilla sheet cake!

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups cane sugar
1 teaspoon Celtic Salt
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup water
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tbsp vanilla bean paste OR 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375
Butter and flour a 12x17-inch rimmed baking sheet (see notes)
In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda.
Melt butter and water in a saucepan. Do not bring to boil.
Pour melted butter and water over flour mixture and mix well with a mixer.
Add eggs, sour cream, vanilla bean paste (or vanilla) and mix until smooth.
Pour into prepared baking pan and bake for 20 or so minutes - until the cake is just golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool completely before icing with you desired recipe.
Cut and serve!

Notes

Vanilla Cake Filling

Yield: 5 cups

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Additional Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

A light three ingredient vanilla cake filling.

Ingredients

1000 grams of butter (4.4092452436976 cups of butter, converted)
500 grams of sifted powdered sugar (2.2046226218488 cups, converted)
1-2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Beat the butter in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment for 10 minutes.
Add the sifted sugar and vanilla. Beat another 10 minutes.

Notes

The purpose to beating for so long is to incorporate air into the filling, making it so light and yum.
As you can see, this is adaptable. Just use half the amount of sagar to butter and BAMMO! it's perfect.
Conversion: 1000 grams of butter (4.4092452436976 cups of butter, converted) and 500 grams of sifted powdered sugar (2.2046226218488 cups, converted)

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 32 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 286Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 13mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 0gSugar: 15gProtein: 0g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate

Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake

If you want a chocolate experience in your sheet cake try this one:

Oh, momma!

Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake

Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake might be the most delicious addicting sheet cake you've ever eaten.

Ingredients

CAKE:

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 cup of butter
4 tbsp cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla

ICING:

1/4 cup butter
2 tbsp cocoa
3 tbsp cream
1/2 tsp vanilla
8 oz powdered sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans (opt)

Instructions

CAKE:

Mix flour and sugar and set aside.
Put butter, cocoa and water in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
Pour cocoa mixture over flour and sugar. Mix until well blended.
Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon and vanilla.
Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13 pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
Frost cake as soon as it is removed from oven.

ICING:

Put butter, cocoa and cream in a saucepan. Heat over low heat until butter melts.
Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients.
Mix until well blended.
Spread over hot cake.
Sprinkle nuts on top.

Notes

~ When flouring a pan for a chocolate cake mix, I use cocoa instead of white flour.

~ I ALWAYS double the icing recipe, cause, well, MORE ICING!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 390Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 218mgCarbohydrates: 53gFiber: 1gSugar: 40gProtein: 4g

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Happy Baking!