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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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
Trader Joe’s has been dropping new treats left and right lately, and fans can’t get enough of the new mini sheet cake flavor that hit stores this week.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
But The Bagel Nut Duo, chocolate croissants, yellow sheet cake, and a bag of Cacio e Pepe puffs to eat your feelings about yet another recall.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 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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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Feb. 2026
Trader Joe’s has been dropping new treats left and right lately, and fans can’t get enough of the new mini sheet cake flavor that hit stores this week.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
But The Bagel Nut Duo, chocolate croissants, yellow sheet cake, and a bag of Cacio e Pepe puffs to eat your feelings about yet another recall.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 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 4 Mar. 2026.
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