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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These mini layer cakes couldn't be easier to execute; your guests will never guess the individual rounds are cut out of a simple sheet cake.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 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 new sheet cake has a few recipe differences that set it apart.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
Among other charges, the pair’s lawyers submitted $500 for gummy bears (later found to be a typo for $60) and charged a sheet cake for a lawyer that held a family birthday celebration during the trial, according to the Financial Times.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Feb. 2026
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 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 new sheet cake has a few recipe differences that set it apart.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
Among other charges, the pair’s lawyers submitted $500 for gummy bears (later found to be a typo for $60) and charged a sheet cake for a lawyer that held a family birthday celebration during the trial, according to the Financial Times.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Sheet cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheet%20cake. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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