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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For many of us, a Southern-style cookout wouldn't be complete without a sheet cake. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025 There was so much food made and bought by the parents, a huge sheet cake, music playing with dancing under the pavilion on the pool deck, and Guitar Hero inside. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025 Thwarting a Law Aimed at Protecting Uyghurs From outside, the sprawling white and blue factory complex in the central Chinese city of Jingmen looks like a giant sheet cake. David Pierson, New York Times, 29 May 2025 From pasta salads to sheet cake desserts, here are a few retro recipes that will be great additions to this year's potluck. Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 7 July 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 22 Jul. 2025.

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