Need your best sheet cake recipe!

[ronandannette]

I prefer to bake cakes from scratch, but a few times have bought the box mix and just “enhance” it. Substitute melted butter for the oil, milk for the water, a teaspoon of vanilla, and add an extra egg. The only real extra work is melting the butter lol. Oh, and use real buttercream frosting (I use 1:1 ratio of powdered sugar to butter to cut down on the sweetness and only use a thin layer). The stuff in cans is vile.

If you find regular buttercream too sweet, try thinning it with lemon juice instead of milk and don't forget a good pinch of salt. That provides just the right balance of flavour; not just sweet and rich.

 

[CallieMar]

If you find regular buttercream too sweet, try thinning it with lemon juice instead of milk and don't forget a good pinch of salt. That provides just the right balance of flavour; not just sweet and rich.

Honestly I use this recipe to cut down on the total amount of sugar being consumed as welll lol. It’s a Stella Parks recipe and I’ve found her stuff to be tried and true and well tested. And yes I agree a healthy pinch of salt will do wonders as well!

 

[ramee]

This is the most recent cake I’ve baked. My mother-in-law requested it for her birthday. It is more prep work but soooo good. Honestly, best cake I’ve ever made. And it has the secret ingredient: sour cream.

https://www.mycakeschool.com/recipes/blueberry-cake-with-lemon-cream-cheese-frosting/
I’ll have to look up that Texas sheet cake…