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Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

March 19, 2017 by Stephanie Brubaker 20 Comments

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This easy Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting is made from scratch and better than a box mix! You will LOVE this moist, vibrant lemon dessert!

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This easy Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting is made from scratch and better than a box mix! You will LOVE this moist, vibrant lemon dessert!

Ahhhh, lemon dessers! They are my favorite (after chocolate), and they get me all excited for warm weather and sunshine! This lemon sheet cake packs a vibrant citrus punch, and the lemon cream cheese frosting is lip smacking good!

This easy Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting is made from scratch and better than a box mix! You will LOVE this moist, vibrant lemon dessert!

I first made this lemon sheet cake  almost 2 years ago when I was pregnant with our 5th baby. I am always extremely sick during my pregnancies, and I didn’t have it in me to repeatedly test the recipe to make sure it was solid. I made it, it was wonderful, and I even brought it to a party and it was a hit. I knew it was good, but I wanted to play around with it to make it AMAZING!

This easy Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting is made from scratch and better than a box mix! You will LOVE this moist, vibrant lemon dessert!

My whole family loves lemon desserts, so they were pretty excited to help me perfect this recipe. You can make it in a jelly roll pan for a thin sheet cake, or use a 9×13″ pan for a thicker cake. The choice is yours – just don’t leave off the frosting!! My daughter, who doesn’t really like frosting (?!?!), said this frosting was SO good, she liked it more than the cake!!! The cream cheese keeps it from being overly sweet, and we just can’t resist that pucker from the lemon juice and lemon zest!

This cake is a winner, guys. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

And if you love sheet cakes, be sure to try my recipe for The Best Ever Texas Sheet Cake, and my Pumpkin Spice Sheet Cake with brown butter cinnamon icing!!

This easy Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting is made from scratch and better than a box mix! You will LOVE this moist, vibrant lemon dessert!

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  1. Gabi says

    January 15, 2018 at 6:56 pm

    Oh my-lanta!!! THIS was amazing…
    I am on no way shape or form a good Baker… cooking yes baking no…
    This turned out perfect
    Everyone was in heaven
    I added vanilla bean to the mix and frosting.
    Huge hit
    Thank you for giving me the tools to finally make a great dessert

    Reply
  2. Bonnie says

    July 6, 2017 at 9:11 am

    This looks great and I’d like to try it for an upcoming party for 20 people. I’d like to make a square layer cake; think I could make two sheet cake sizes and cut into 4 and stack the layers with a thick layer of the icing in between each layer? What’s your best suggestion? Or would this translate to making a 9″ round layer cake cut into 4 layers total?

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    • Stephanie Brubaker says

      July 6, 2017 at 3:09 pm

      Hi Bonnie! This recipe makes a pretty thin sheet cake – about 1/2″ thick. So if you make 2 of them you would end up with 4 thin layers. And this icing is amazing!! But it’s not good for decorating, like buttercream. It will work perfectly for pouring over the cake, but you can’t really pipe with it. Hope this helps you! Enjoy 🙂

      Reply
  3. Sandy says

    June 16, 2017 at 9:51 pm

    I have several sizes of jelly roll pans. What do you recommend as far as size goes?

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    • Stephanie Brubaker says

      June 27, 2017 at 2:50 pm

      So sorry, I’m just seeing this comment. I use an 18×13″ jelly roll pan for my sheet cakes. They come out thin, so if you want a thicker cake use a smaller pan. Just make sure the sides are deep enough – at least 1″ or more 🙂

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  4. Jaci says

    April 29, 2017 at 1:16 pm

    I was just gifted with some lemons, yesterday – they are not common in the groceries in Cuenca, Ecuador. Limes… more than you can imagine, but lemons are usually a private tree kind of thing.

    I was wondering what things to make. This will have to be one of them.

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  5. Jamie Gotts says

    April 27, 2017 at 1:09 pm

    Question do you have to put cake with the frosting in the fridge?

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    • Stephanie Brubaker says

      May 1, 2017 at 3:14 pm

      It’s ok to let it sit out for the day, but any longer than that keep it in the fridge to stay fresh 🙂

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  6. Betty says

    March 30, 2017 at 2:46 pm

    I do not have a jelly pan is it possible to use a 9 by 13 cake pan or two round 9 inch pan

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    • Stephanie Brubaker says

      March 30, 2017 at 3:56 pm

      Yes! A 9×13″ pan would work perfectly. You will just need to add 10-15 minutes to the bake time. Enjoy!

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  7. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says

    March 23, 2017 at 10:53 pm

    This looks absolutely divine! I love anything with lemon. Such a gorgeous cake and perfect for this time of year!

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  8. Renee - Kudos Kitchen says

    March 21, 2017 at 5:53 pm

    You had me at lemon. Off to check out your recipe. Click.

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  9. Des @ Life's Ambrosia says

    March 21, 2017 at 4:03 pm

    I love the combo of lemon and cream cheese frosting! This looks like summer in a pan!

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  10. Cookin Canuck says

    March 21, 2017 at 2:03 pm

    Lemon desserts just scream, “Springtime!” to me. Such a pretty cake!

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  11. katerina @ diethood.com says

    March 21, 2017 at 5:55 am

    Such a gorgeous cake!! Perfect for spring!

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  12. Amanda | The Chunky Chef says

    March 20, 2017 at 8:08 pm

    I can’t get over how amazing this cake looks!!

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  13. Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says

    March 20, 2017 at 9:27 am

    Gosh this is so wonderful!

    Reply
  14. Krista says

    March 20, 2017 at 8:48 am

    I can devour anything lemon! I love this so much!

    Reply

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