Sheet Pan Lemon Cake

To make the cake.

Sheet pan lemon cake. If you don t have access to meyer lemons feel free to substitute regular lemons. Sheet cake is perfect for any get together because it makes enough to feed a small crowd and who doesn t love a good sheet cake. Spoon on the frosting and spread evenly over the cake. In a large bowl beat the cake mix and eggs until well blended.

This one is so vibrantly lemony thanks to the glaze but if you are worried it might be a little too strongly lemony for your kids you could replace some of the lemon juice in the glaze with a few tablespoons of buttermilk. There s quite a lot of batter so make sure your pan is not a shallow one. I find using a stand mixer works best. Butter a 9 by 13 inch baking pan.

Once your cake is fully cool you can mix your cream cheese frosting ingredients in a bowl whisk until super creamy. Once you ve baked this amazing lemon cake top it with a simple 4 ingredient frosting that is truly among my all time favorites. Buttermilk and greek yogurt creamy greek yogurt creates a. This easy lemon cake is made in a 9x13 inch pan with 2 frosting options choose between a simple lemon glaze or lemon buttercream frosting.

Fold in pie filling. Place lemon sheet cake on a cooling rack to fully cool. Bake at 350 until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean 18 20 minutes. Lemon sheet cake is moist tangy and bursting with fresh lemon flavor.

Two large juicy lemons yield approximately 1 2 cup of lemon juice and 2 tablespoons lemon zest. Spray a 13x9 inch 33x23 cm baking pan with non stick cooking spray or grease the bottom and sides with butter and dust with flour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Most standard baking pans are 2 inches deep and that will work just fine.

Tips tricks equipment for making lemon sheet cake some affiliate links below the sheet pan used for this recipe measures 18 by 13 inches with a 1 inch rim commonly referred to a half sheet pan. Spread into a greased 15x10x1 in. For me a sheet cake is a cake that is made on one single baking sheet my favorite size is 9 13 but you can also use a 10 5 15 5 inch pan. Slice and serve your lemon sheet pan cake and enjoy it.

Beat butter with sugar baking powder baking soda salt and lemon zest on medium high speed until light and fluffy about 3 minutes. This is a tall cake too for a single layer cake. Sheet cakes are my go to cake to bring to a party or sent to work with my husband because they are easy to transport and quick to make. Meyer lemons sweeter and more floral than regular lemons fresh meyer lemon zest and juice infuse both the cake and frosting with plenty of lemon flavor.

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 162c 325f.