Easy Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Frosting
This simple yellow sheet cake takes a boxed cake mix to new levels with a few simple tweaks. Top it with chocolate frosting for a classic birthday cake or simple snack cake!
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25-ounce) box yellow or butter cake mix
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup salted butter melted
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 16 ounces prepared chocolate frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 315°F. No, that’s not a typo, 315°F is correct.
- Spray a 9x11-inch (also not a typo) cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together the cake mix, eggs, melted butter, milk and vanilla with an electric mixer for 2 minutes.1 (15.25-ounce) box yellow or butter cake mix , 4 large eggs, ½ cup salted butter, 1 cup milk, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the center of the oven for 35-37 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove pan from the oven and set on a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Melt frosting in the microwave for 20-30 seconds and stir well. Spread the frosting over the whole cake up to the edges of the pan. If desired, top with sprinkles.16 ounces prepared chocolate frosting
Notes
Ingredients
- I prefer to use Duncan Hines cake mix for this recipe.
- I have made this cake with whole milk and 2% milk and it worked great both ways.
Baking pan
- If you only have a 9x13-inch pan, bake the cake for about 45 minutes at 315°F.
