sheet cake
noun
plural sheet cakes
: a large, one-layer, usually frosted cake
had cookies and chocolate sheet cake at the office party
Warmed by all the island hospitality, I baked a sheet cake for yet another feast …—
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Everyone will be hunting for a second slice of this Easter egg sheet cake after dinner.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Beginning on Sunday and intensifying into Monday, the five boroughs transformed into a giant sheet cake with 19 inches of snow accumulating in Central Park by midday.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Feb. 2026
The retailer has already confirmed that this mini sheet cake won’t be sticking around past April.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
The sheet cake is poked with the handle end of a wooden spoon, creating big holes into which the lemon Jell-o (the glaze) was poured.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Beginning on Sunday and intensifying into Monday, the five boroughs transformed into a giant sheet cake with 19 inches of snow accumulating in Central Park by midday.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Feb. 2026
The retailer has already confirmed that this mini sheet cake won’t be sticking around past April.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
The sheet cake is poked with the handle end of a wooden spoon, creating big holes into which the lemon Jell-o (the glaze) was poured.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sheet cake
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“Sheet cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheet%20cake. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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