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

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While some occasions call for towering tiers and elegant layers, others are best suited for more humble, but equally delicious loaves or sheet cakes. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025 Guests ate slices of Chantilly sheet cakes from Whole Foods, which were cut up in the back and served with the rest of the desserts. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025 The food court had a spread of pizza, hot dogs, and squares of sheet cake, a plastic fork planted neatly atop each. Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 Winner! Pumpkin Mini Sheet Cake ($5.99): Nothing but praise for this tasty sheet cake slathered with cream cheese frosting. Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sheet cake

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 8 Nov. 2025.

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