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 …Sally Whitbeck

Examples of sheet cake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s also the classic flag sheet cake as a dessert. Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024 The senators presented Trump with a sheet cake in honor of his birthday and, while the gathering touched on crucial issues such as border security, energy policy and the economy, the mood was light. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024 The cake is a sheet cake decorated with white, Honolulu blue and gray frosting plus football decorations. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2024 On Ree’s Instagram Stories, the University of South Dakota freshman is photographed smiling at a chocolate sheet cake. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for sheet cake 

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Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sheet cake was in 1862

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“Sheet cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheet%20cake. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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