Description
Celebrate your graduate with these easy and delicious sheet cake ideas, perfect for feeding a crowd at any graduation party.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups All-purpose flour
- 2 cups Granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 4 large Eggs
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 cup Vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
- 4 cups Buttercream frosting
- as needed Food coloring (optional)
- as needed Graduation-themed decorations
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a large sheet cake pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared sheet cake pan and spread evenly.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, frost the cake with buttercream frosting, using food coloring to match the graduation theme if desired.
- Decorate with graduation-themed decorations, such as caps, diplomas, or edible glitter.
- Slice and serve to your guests, celebrating the graduate!
Notes
- Feel free to customize the cake flavor by adding cocoa powder for chocolate cake or using different extracts.
- You can make the cake a day in advance and frost it the day of the event for convenience.
- Consider adding a layer of fruit filling or jam between the cake layers for added flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 30
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 38
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 30
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