Sheet Pan Cake - from a cake mix

Who remembers having a cake made in a beer box?

I had one of these at almost every birthday party, so did my friends and so did their friends….and you get the idea here!

I remember the cake as always being vanilla and frosted with my favorite colour at the time and layered with sprinkles! But for the life of me, I haven’t been able to find a recipe or an actual instruction on how to do this. How big is the cake mix, does it get baked in this beer box? Surely, it will need to be super clean or layered with baking paper? Does the box not burn??

Well, I was kindly sent a recipe a few weeks back and I going to try and figure it out, but I am a bit scared as I don’t particularly need to burn down the oven!

So, I figured until I sort this cake mix out, I will use my vanilla cake mix and bake it in a sheet!


Here is what you will need

  • Vanilla Cake Mix from Flour & Dough - this one is nice a big and makes a good size

  • or you can buy the complete kit that comes with sprinkles, piping bag, cake mix, nozzle and a FREE GIFT

  • eggs

  • buttermilk

  • butter

  • water

  • icing sugar

  • more butter

  • sprinkles


You will need some kitchen equipment

  • bowl

  • spatula

  • mixer

  • baking tins - I used square for this cake 20cm x 20 cm

  • baking paper - line that tin!

  • oven :)


STORAGE

Storing for me has always been a problem, i have young kids, neighbours and friends who all know, i always have something here for them to eat!

But, as with all freshly baked goods…3- 5 days in a airtight container and you can stretch it a day or two in the fridge!

BUT - this cake FREEZES beautifully! You have two choices really

  • freeze it before you decorate it

  • or freeze it after you decorate it

Either way, let it cool completely, and wrap it in cling wrap and then a layer of tin foil! I like to decorate, then pop it in the fridge for at least an hour and then wrap it, this way you don’t get massive dents and smudges in the soft butter icing!

vanilla cake mix with sprinkles

LETS GET TO IT THEN

Grab all your ingredients

Start by adding the cake mix to your mixing bowl. Give your eggs a good old whip and add all the wet ingredients.

LINE YOUR TIN with baking paper! The last thing you want is this to get stuck!

Add our cake mixture to the baking tin and pop into the oven!

I am going to do a loaf cake next! Any ideas for flavours??


Make up your icing of choice while this is in the oven and once cooled, all you have to do is spread it all over and add sprinkles to the top!

This is my version of the cake in a beer box!


Hope you have a great time baking and sharing your treats!


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