Description
This is my go-to sheet cake recipe whenever I am baking for a lot of people and when there are any kids involved. It is also our standard cake for any kid’s birthday. Really easy to make and everybody loves it.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 ¾ cups unsalted butter
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 lemons, zested
- 1 ¾ cups confectioners’ sugar
- ¼ cup lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a rimmed baking sheet with 1 tablespoon butter.
- Combine 1 1/2 cups butter
- sugar
- and vanilla sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs one at a time and beat after each addition until well combined. Mix in flour and baking powder on low speed until well combined; mix in lemon zest.
- Spread dough on the prepared baking sheet. Use a spatula as dough is very sticky.
- Bake in the preheated oven until set
- about 20 minutes. Let cool completely
- about 30 minutes.
- Mix confectioner’s sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl and brush glaze onto the cooled cake. Allow to dry
- about 15 minutes.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 24