Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
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This Gluten-free Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is one of the easiest and yummiest desserts ever! Takes just 10 minutes to prep and it's perfect for any and every occasion.... celebrations, birthdays, Super Bowl and just any day you need a dessert. Made in a half-sized rimmed baking sheet (approximately 9.5 x 14.5). Just added baking option to make 12 cupcakes.
Author: Healthy Gluten-Free Family
Recipe type: Dessert, Birthdays, Celebrations
Cuisine: gluten-free, vegetarian, nut-free, dairy-free optional
Serves: 15-20 slices OR 12 cupcakes
Ingredients
Yellow Cake
- 1½ cups gluten-free all purpose flour with xanthan gum (we used GF Jules - affiliate link)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup butter, softened to room temperature (or dairy free butter) (I used 1 stick salted and the remainder unsalted but either will work)
- 1¼ cups cane sugar
- 2 eggs (brought to room temperature ideally)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup plain greek yogurt (or dairy free yogurt)
- ¾ cup whole milk (or dairy-free milk)
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- 6 Tablespoons butter softened
- ¾ cup Hershey’s Cocoa (100% cacao natural unsweetened)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 2⅔ cups powdered sugar
- 4 to 6 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
Yellow Sheet Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a half-size rimmed baking sheet (approximately 9.5 x 14.5) (You can also make these as 12 cupcakes)
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt using a pastry cutter, whisk or fork. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl (I used a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer), beat softened butter until smooth and creamy.
- Add sugar and beat on high until well combined, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating each one until mixed in.
- Add in vanilla and greek yogurt. Mix until well combined, scraping down the sides with a spatula as needed.
- With the mixer running on low speed, alternately add the dry ingredients and milk until all combined.
- Pour into prepared baking sheet*, spread evenly and baking 20-22 minutes or until top is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes our clean. The edges will also start pulling away from the pan.
- *For cupcakes, pour into 12 muffin tins, lined with baking cups and bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes.
- Let cool before frosting. Can be made a day ahead, leave out at room temperature, loosely covered with wax paper.
- Frosting
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- In small mixer bowl, beat butter. Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk; beat to spreading consistency. Blend in vanilla. (Makes about 2 cups frosting)
- Spread evenly on cooled cake. Top with sprinkles as desired.
I love this ! We are not gluten intolerant. Can I substitute all purpose flour ? Love following you and I’m liking your videos!!
Thanks Beckie! I’ve never made it with regular flour but it should work perfectly! Happy you’re loving my Instagram videos — I hope to get them on the website soon! Let me know if you make this 🙂
Made this cake for a birthday party I hosted. SO yummy and moist! The gluten-eating people loved it too. Easy to make and the chocolate frosting compliments it perfectly.
So happy you loved it! And especially happy alllll your people loved it! Thank you!
Super easy recipe! I used a handheld mixer because I don’t have a standing one, and almond milk instead of dairy. Took about 25 minutes in my oven. The end product was delicious, a truly incredible texture!
Thank you! So happy you loved it! And thanks for sharing that you made it with almond milk and it tasted great!
This is by far the best gf yellow cake recipe I have tried. The texture was perfect and the flavor was so delicious that it can easily stand alone with no frosting needed. Thank you!
Wow! Thank you so much! Happy you love it as much as we do!
I would love to try and make this but only have a 12×12 cake pan. How long do you think it would take to cook?
I think it will probably take 25-30 minutes, 35 minutes at the most… I made them as cupcakes the other day and those took 20 minutes. Test by using a tooth pick or knife and making sure it comes out clean in the center. Hope you love it!
This review is for the chocolate buttercream frosting. It was AMAZING. Don’t bother with any recipe.